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Big Black River

American  

noun

  1. a river in N central Mississippi, flowing SW to the Mississippi River near Vicksburg. 330 miles (531 km) long.


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“The worst is in Big Black River, Maine,” said Hayes.

From Reuters

The deer are part of a study that tracks and records the movement of mature bucks in parts of Madison and Yazoo counties along the Big Black River.

From Washington Times

Thinking he’s caught a thief on the deserted family farm, Heath shoots Ordeen Davis, who does odd jobs for Miss Fannie, and tosses his body into the Big Black River.

From New York Times

Barrentine was supposed to show up for Thanksgiving dinner 10 years ago but went missing for almost nine months before her body was found inside her truck submerged in the Big Black River.

From Washington Times

The first six miles of this distance were made before I stopped for breakfast, and the next ten miles brought me to the ferry over Big Black river—a clear, rapid stream, which, in its progress to the south, is the recipient of all the before-mentioned streams, from the Strawberry river, north; and is itself, finally, a tributary of White river, maintaining through it a free navigation with the Mississippi.

From Project Gutenberg