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lost river

noun

a river that flows into an underground passage or sinkhole.

Origin of lost river

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Words nearby lost river

lost in thought, lost motion, lost on one, lost pleiad, lost property, lost river, lost river range, lost tribes, lost tribes of israel, lost-wax process, lot

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The bones of the only brave who fell in Lost-river battle answer, Here.

Wigwam and War-path; Or the Royal Chief in Chains |A. B. (Alfred Benjamin) Meacham
The ambulance is leaving Linkville, escorted by a mounted guard of citizens, destined to the Lost-river battle-ground.

Wigwam and War-path; Or the Royal Chief in Chains |A. B. (Alfred Benjamin) Meacham