Keokuk
[ kee-uh-kuhk ]
noun
c1780–c1848, leader of the Sac tribe.
a city in SE Iowa, on the Mississippi River: large power dam.
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How to use Keokuk in a sentence
The Keokuk episode in Mark Twain's life was neither very long nor very actively important.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow PaineOrion and his wife had returned to Keokuk by this time, waiting for something in the way of a business opportunity.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow PaineOne or two of his earlier letters home had found their way into a Keokuk paper—the 'Gate City'.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow PaineClagget had remained in Unionville after the mining venture, warned his Keokuk sweetheart, and settled down into politics and law.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow PaineOrion, out in Keokuk, had long since abandoned the chicken farm and a variety of other enterprises.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete | Albert Bigelow Paine
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