Kinderhook.
A town in Columbia County, New York, United States.
Meaning & usage
A town in Columbia County, New York, United States.
Any of various other towns and places named for the original.
Where this word comes from
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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