Kinderhook

adjective

Kin·​der·​hook

ˈkində(r)ˌhu̇k

variants or Kinderhookian

¦⸗⸗¦hu̇kēən

: of or relating to the lowest formational division of the Mississippian series in the Mississippi valley or the epoch of its deposition

Word History

Etymology

from Kinderhook, Pike county, Illinois

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