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You are here: Home / Language / Where do the words kingfish, kingpin, kingbolt, kingwood, and king snake come from?

Where do the words kingfish, kingpin, kingbolt, kingwood, and king snake come from?

May 5, 2020 by Karen Hill

Long years before radio gave Amos and Andy, and their pal, the Kingfish, to the American audience kingfish was a name bestowed upon any of several fish notable for size or importance.

It is for similar cause that king became the first element in such terms as kingbolt, kingpin, kingpost, king snake, kingwood, etc.

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About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

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