Standard Lemma guide
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A sandy peninsula in Queens County, New York, extending west from Nassau County, dividing Jamaica Bay from the Atlantic Ocean.
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A borough and township in Morris County, New Jersey.
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A river in New Jersey, a tributary of the Passaic.
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noun
A light, low, four-wheeled carriage with standing top, open at the sides, but with waterproof curtains for bad weather.
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Usage: dated, uncommon
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A similar but heavier carriage, enclosed except at the front, and with a door at each side.
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Usage: dated, uncommon
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noun
A Native American inhabiting this region.
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Usage: historical
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History
See rockaway.
Probably from Rockaway Beach, where they were used. From the Unami lekawe (“sandy place”) or a Munsee cognate of that word.
