Kinderhook
The English word “Kinderhook” has 1 meaning listed here.
proper noun
Etymology
Coined by Henry Hudson in 1609 from Dutch kinder- (“children”, combining form) + hoek (“hook; corner”), remembering the many native children assembled curiously watching the ship sailing up the Hudson River.
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