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fishkill

or fish kill

[ fish-kil ]

/ ˈfɪʃˌkɪl /

noun

the sudden destruction of large quantities of fish, as by pollution.

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Origin of fishkill

First recorded in 1960–65; fish + kill¹

Words nearby fishkill

fishing pole, fishing rod, fishing smack, fishing tackle, fishing worm, fishkill, fishline, fishmeal, fishmonger, fishnet, fishplate

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Example sentences from the Web for fishkill

At Fishkill, the next day they were paid off, up to October 31st, the date they arrived in camp.
"Evacuation Day", 1783|James Riker
Christmas was merry Christmas at the old family mansion in Fishkill.
A Discourse on the Life, Character and Writings of Gulian Crommelin Verplanck|William Cullen Bryant
That "phenomenon" had eaten that prickly shrub to the roots and fled either down the road to Fishkill or through the woods.
On a Donkey's Hurricane Deck|R. Pitcher Woodward
It was not till after daylight that the British artillery could ford the Fishkill with safety.
Burgoyne's Invasion of 1777|Samuel Adams Drake

The bridge over the Fishkill had been destroyed; the artillery could not cross until the ford was examined.
The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving|Washington Irving

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