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Licking River

American  
[lik-ing] / ˈlɪk ɪŋ /

noun

  1. a river in E Kentucky, flowing NW to the Ohio River. 320 miles (515 km) long.


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When the Cottons found out, they protested and the water rescue team was brought in the next day to search the Licking River.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024

She crossed the railroad tracks and scrambled down the banks of the Licking River, calling out the name of her teenage son, Randy, who went to the county fair one night and never came home.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024

Mr. Lacy, the Licking River executive, says such concerns are overblown.

From New York Times • May 30, 2012

Meanwhile, federal regulators have accused the owners of Licking River of dumping debris, known as spoil, from another nearby mine into a local valley, harming wildlife and an intermittent local stream.

From New York Times • May 30, 2012

Let the creek here be the Licking River.

From The Choir Invisible by Allen, James Lane