Pinkster

or Pinx·ter

[ pingk-ster ]

/ ˈpɪŋk stər /

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noun Hudson Valley: Older Use.

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Origin of Pinkster

1790–1800, Americanism;<Dutch Pinksteren ≪ Greek pentēkostḗPentecost

Words nearby Pinkster

pin knot, pinko, pinkroot, pink salmon, pink slip, Pinkster, pinkster flower, pink stern, pink tea, pinkwash, pinkwashing

How to use Pinkster in a sentence

Pinkster Flower--It shows its pink flowers in rocky woods and thickets during spring.
Boy Scouts Handbook|Boy Scouts of America
It will be time enough for Pinkster, two or three hours hence, if a Christian ought even to look at such vanities.
Satanstoe|James Fenimore Cooper
Easter came early this year, and to-morrow will be the first day of the Pinkster holidays.
Satanstoe|James Fenimore Cooper
There was nothing new in a Pinkster frolic, either to Dirck, or to myself; though Jason gazed at the whole procedure with wonder.
Satanstoe|James Fenimore Cooper

He was born within seventy miles of that very spot, but had not the smallest notion before, of such a holiday as Pinkster.
Satanstoe|James Fenimore Cooper