Etymology
Origin of Kentuck
By shortening
Example Sentences
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More signs of SEC mediocrity came last week when Auburn had to rally to beat California 14-10 and Kentucky struggled to beat FCS team Eastern Kentuck y, 28-17.
From Washington Times • Sep. 13, 2023
Her branch of the line began here, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, near places like Tobacco Stick, Kentuck Swamp, and Skeleton Creek, off the Choptank River, to the north.
From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2017
The fact that there’s so much to see — and that there are no crowds — makes the experience of visiting Kentuck Knob rival that of Fallingwater.
From New York Times • Jul. 27, 2016
Receiver of wreck Alison Kentuck said it was the general consensus that the munitions were "stable if left undisturbed".
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2013
He constantly rattles this device, and sings, "Oh Kentuck!"
From The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 by Barce, Elmore
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