English Explanatory Dictionary

Pincher Creek

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town in southern Alberta, Canada.
  2. A municipal district in southern Alberta, in which the town is located; in full, the Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9.

Word forms

Pincher Creek

Etymology

Named for a pair of pincers lost and found in a local creek.

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