binnekill

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noun

The backwater portion of a stream or remnant of an old stream bed.

OriginDutch binnen →
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Meanings

nounbinnekill (plural binnekills)

plural binnekills

  1. Catskill region of New York StateThe backwater portion of a stream or remnant of an old stream bed.

Origin

  1. Dutchbinnen“inside”
  2. Englishbinnekill

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

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APA

binnekill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binnekill

MLA

“binnekill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binnekill. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “binnekill,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/binnekill.

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