Knick|er|bock|er

Knick|er|bock|er
Knick|er|bock|er «NIHK uhr BOK uhr», noun.
1. a person descended from the early Dutch settlers of New York.
2. a person living in New York.
[< Diedrich Knickerbocker, alleged by Washington Irving to be the author of his own Knickerbocker's History of New York]

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  • bock — bock; bock·ing; knick·er·bock·er; knick·er·bock·ered; bock·wurst; stein·bock; keb·bock; …   English syllables

  • knick — cam·i·knick·ers; knick; knick·er; knick·er·bock·er; knick·er·bock·ered; knick·ered; knick·knack; knick·knack·ato·ry; knick·knack·ery; knick·knacky; …   English syllables

  • knickerbocker — knick·er·bock·er …   English syllables

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