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Spuyten Duyvil definition

Spuy·ten Duy·vil (spīt′'n dī′vəl)

ship canal between N Manhattan Island & the mainland, connecting the Hudson & Harlem rivers

Etymology: Du, lit., spouting devil, nickname for a dangerous ford

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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