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- noun Attributive form of
creek bed
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Examples
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Here we had carried many loads of gravel from the creek-bed, so that it was dry and warm, a pleasant basking place; and here, one afternoon, I was drowsing, half asleep, over a volume of Mendenhall. 4 I was so comfortable and secure that even his flaming lyrics failed to stir me.
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He walked for miles, around knolls, over ridges and through canyons, and finally covered the trail in the running water of a creek-bed.
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This threw him into a panic, and he turned and ran up the creek-bed along the old, dim trail.
To Build A Fire 2010
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He stood and studied the creek-bed and its banks, and decided that the flow of water came from the right.
To Build a Fire 2010
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This threw him into a panic, and he turned and ran up the creek-bed along the old, dim trail.
To Build a Fire 2010
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The dog dropped in again at his heels, with a tail drooping discouragement, as the man swung along the creek-bed.
To Build A Fire 2010
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I took one step and the two pointer appeared out of the creek-bed again ... could the Gentic Giants be nearby?
I am a glutton for hunting and war stories. Here is your chance to tell one or two. 2009
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I took one step and the two pointer appeared out of the creek-bed again ... could the Gentic Giants be nearby?
I am a glutton for hunting and war stories. Here is your chance to tell one or two. 2009
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He stood and studied the creek-bed and its banks, and decided that the flow of water came from the right.
To Build A Fire 2010
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The dog dropped in again at his heels, with a tail drooping discouragement, as the man swung along the creek-bed.
To Build a Fire 2010
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