fishkill
or fish kill
[fish-kil]
- the sudden destruction of large quantities of fish, as by pollution.
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Origin of fishkill
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On the ninth he encamped on the heights north of the Fishkill.
The Boy Scouts at the Battle of SaratogaHerbert Carter
One fronted the Fishkill and commanded the usual fording-place.
Burgoyne's Invasion of 1777Samuel Adams Drake
After quitting Fishkill we found a great change, not only in the country, but in the weather.
SatanstoeJames Fenimore Cooper
At Fishkill we stopped for refreshments, and was waited on by a brass band and the Mayor and more baby's.
The Bad Boy At HomeWalter T. Gray
The army took up its old positions along the heights into which the Fishkill cuts deeply, as it runs to the Hudson.
Burgoyne's Invasion of 1777Samuel Adams Drake