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Bankin

A small hillside or river bank: "The best place to see a game at Fallon Field is on the bankin."

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A bankin is also a term used for snow pushed off to the side of the road or driveway into a pile.
Example "I ran into a bankin during this last Nor'easter."

Jenn on June 11, 2004 09:56 AM.

Isn't this term just a shortened version of the word "embankment"--a segment on either side of a road, or a river where the dirt is piled up higher?

karen on December 15, 2004 02:26 PM.

i never understood banken but all of these words streched up to NH where I am from, but alas we still have the accent.

Dan on May 27, 2005 09:36 PM.

I have a "bankin" in front of my house. This usually means a grade of land that rises from one area to another.

Tom - Auburn on June 13, 2006 11:56 AM.

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