3. Any turn or winding.

The passages of alleys, creeks, and narrow lands.

Shak.

Creek"fish (kr?k"f?sh), n. (Zo÷l.) The chub sucker.

Creeks (krēks), n. pl.; sing. Creek. (Ethnol.) A tribe or confederacy of North American Indians, including the Muskogees, Seminoles, Uchees, and other subordinate tribes. They formerly inhabited Georgia, Florida, and Alabama.

Creek"y (krēk"&ybreve;), a. Containing, or abounding in, creeks; characterized by creeks; like a creek; winding. "The creeky shore." Spenser.

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