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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

As he drove through the Licking River mine during a shift change one recent afternoon, his face reddened.

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

Some of that coal comes from the Licking River mine, about 50 miles south of Big Sandy, where miners rip apart hillsides to reach vast seams just below the surface.

From New York Times • May 30, 2012

They had marched beyond the Blue Licks, to a remarkable bend of the main fork of Licking River, about forty-three miles from Lexington, where we overtook them on the 19th day.

From Life of Daniel Boone, the Great Western Hunter and Pioneer by Hartley, Cecil B.

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