Meanings
proper noun
- One of 114 counties in Missouri, United States. County seat: Caruthersville.
Origin
From a Fox dialect word pem-eskaw, meaning "liquid mud".
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APA
Pemiscot County. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pemiscot%20County
MLA
“Pemiscot County.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pemiscot%20County. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pemiscot County,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pemiscot%20County.
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