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Pecos

noun

A tributary of the Rio Grande that flows southeastward from New Mexico through western Texas. Synonym: Pecos River.

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"Pecos" Quotes from Famous Books

... thing!" roared Garvey, thumping the bar. "There ain't no law west o' the Pecos! And he's west o' the Pecos now! The only law here is this kind," ...

— Kid Wolf of Texas - A Western Story • Ward M. Stevens

... the Pecos River Texas extended a vast wild region, barren in the north where the Llano Estacado spread its shifting sands, fertile in the south along the Rio Grande. A railroad marked an undeviating course across five hundred miles of this country, and the ...

— The Lone Star Ranger • Zane Grey

... you are violating the rules of hospitality. You shall stay here three days. Send your train on to the Pecos, and I will send an escort with you to ...

— Building a State in Apache Land • Charles D. Poston

Words linked to "Pecos" : Lone-Star State, river, New Mexico, Land of Enchantment, TX, nm, Texas