kill

A channel or stream, as Cats-kill, Schuylkill, &c.

← kile × kill-devil →

Kill
·noun A <<Kiln>>. II. Kill ·add. ·noun The act of <<Killing>>. III. Kill ·add. ·noun An animal kil...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
kill
(Dutch kil.) A channel, or arm of the sea; a stream; river. This Dutch appellation is still preserv...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
Kill-joy
·noun One who causes gloom or grief; a dispiriting person. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
kill devil
New still-burnt rum. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
kill priest
Port wine. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
kill-devil
New rum, from its pernicious effects. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
kill care club
The members of this club, styled also the Sons of Sound Sense and Satisfaction, met at their fortres...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose