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Herkimer

American  
[hur-kuh-mer] / ˈhɜr kə mər /

noun

  1. Nicholas, 1728–77, American Revolutionary general.


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Smith remained held in Herkimer County jail Wednesday, according to jail officials.

From Washington Post • Sep. 7, 2022

Bubba stayed on the ground napping; Max, who was known to wander, was tied to a tree; and Herkimer returned to the back of the truck.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2021

Love and Hamm had spent most of June 29, 2019, delivering firewood along with their three dogs, Bubba, Max and Herkimer, the lawsuit states.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2021

For years, Mr. Small-Warner was president of the Herkimer United Block Association, a group devoted to the concerns of residents in a two-block stretch of Bed-Stuy.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2021

We headed back to Herkimer Street after seeing Miss Marva Hendrix off to her apartment in Brownsville.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia

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