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< Esk.
Eskilstuna >
es·ker
(
s
k
r)
KEY
NOUN:
A long, narrow ridge of coarse gravel deposited by a stream flowing in or under a decaying glacial ice sheet. Also called
os
3
.
ETYMOLOGY:
Irish Gaelic
eiscir
, from Old Irish
escir
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