old river
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of old river
An Americanism dating back to 1685–95
Example Sentences
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The old river and its many tributaries with their ancient ways still underlie the modern chutes-and-ladders system for cushioning L.A. from its destructive pummelings; we have had a taste of that this month.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023
This specimen was found in what researchers believe was an old river channel.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2021
Native American tribal leaders said that the old river would never come back, but that the federal government was now bound, through court decisions and treaties, to work with tribes going forward.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2017
He breaks off to sing gently, “Dirty old river …”
From The Guardian • May 11, 2017
“Don’t worry ’b-bout that I’ll be finding me b-better things to do than hang around some old river filled with snapping turtles and sleepy white fishermen.”
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
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