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binnekill

binnekill noun: the backwater portion of a stream or remnant of an old stream bed.

Noun

binnekill (plural binnekills)

  1. (Catskill region of New York State) The backwater portion of a stream or remnant of an old stream bed.

Forms of binnekill

pluralbinnekills

Origin of binnekill

From Dutch binnen (“inside”) + kil (“creek, kill”).

Questions about binnekill

What does binnekill mean?
Binnekill means the backwater portion of a stream or remnant of an old stream bed.
What part of speech is binnekill?
Binnekill is a noun.
What is the plural of binnekill?
The plural of binnekill is binnekills.

Words near binnekill in the dictionary

  1. binnacle lists
  2. binnacles
  3. Binnaway
  4. binned
  5. binned off
  6. binnekill
  7. binnekills
  8. binner
  9. binnered
  10. binnering
  11. binners

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