Androscoggin

[ an-druh-skog-in ]

/ ˌæn drəˈskɒg ɪn /

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noun

a river flowing from NE New Hampshire through SW Maine into the Kennebec River. 171 miles (275 km) long.

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Words nearby Androscoggin

androphobia, androphore, Andropov, Andros, androsace, Androscoggin, androsphinx, androspore, androsterone, Androuet du Cerceau, -androus

How to use Androscoggin in a sentence

Then well fly east past the mountains until we strike the Androscoggin.
The Flying Reporter|Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) Theiss
In the great Androscoggin Lakes of Maine, the trout, which are brook trout, grow to the largest size known anywhere.
St. Nicholas v. 13 No. 9 July 1886|Various
The larger part of the stock used by the mill consists of poplar logs floated down the Androscoggin and its tributaries.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882|Various
English settlers again appeared on the lower Kennebec and forts were erected at Augusta and at the falls of the Androscoggin.
The Colonization of North America|Herbert Eugene Bolton

We have here in Auburn, a thriving town on the banks of the Androscoggin, a band of twenty-five enthusiastic Chautauquans.
The Chautauquan, Vol. III, February 1883|The Chautauquan Literary and Scientific Circle