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gasconade

[ gas-kuh-neyd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, gas·con·ad·ed, gas·con·ad·ing.

gasconade

/ ˌɡæskəˈneɪd /

First recorded in 1650–60; from French gasconnade, derivative of gasconner “to boast, chatter”; Gascon, -ade ¹

C18: from French gasconnade, from gasconner to chatter, boast like a Gascon

From the Gasconade to the entrance of the Osage river, the south side of the river is hilly but well timbered.

The Gasconade is 200 yards wide at its entrance; it is navigable at certain seasons 100 miles.

Early next morning, at the mouth of the Gasconade, they encountered the first of the obstacles which they had been dreading.

By the time the last one had passed the Gasconade, it was evening again, and the fleet was strung out for miles up the river.

Near the mouth of Gasconade River we met the Oto steam-boat.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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