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Schuylkill definition

Schuyl·kill (sko̵̅o̅l′kil′, -kəl)

river in SE Pa., flowing southeast into the Delaware River at Philadelphia: 130 mi (209 km)

Etymology: < Du Schuilkil, lit., hidden channel < schuilen, to hide, skulk + kil, stream, kill

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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