Beaver Kill

proper noun

A tributary of the East Branch Delaware River, a main tributary of the Delaware River, approximately 44 miles (71 km) long, in the U.S. state of New York.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Beaverkill

  1. A tributary of the East Branch Delaware River, a main tributary of the Delaware River, approximately 44 miles (71 km) long, in the U.S. state of New York.

Origin

From beaver + kill (“creek”), possibly originally a calque from Dutch.

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APA

Beaver Kill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beaver%20Kill

MLA

“Beaver Kill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beaver%20Kill. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Beaver Kill,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beaver%20Kill.

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