英语词汇peekskill的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	peekskill
词源	Peekskill. New York’s city of Peekskill on the east bank of the Hudson is named for the nearby Peeks Kill Creek, which would strictly be Peeks Creek Creek if translated completely, as kill is from the Dutch kil, meaning “creek.” The word Peek in Peeks Kill Creek is from the name of trader Jan Peek, who discovered the creek in 1685.
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