Proper noun
Aquidneck
Ellipsis of Aquidneck Island..
One of them named John Clarke learned from Williams that Aquidneck Island might be purchased from the Narragansetts. Source: Internet
Unfortunately, when the parts of the colony were reunited, the Aquidneck towns refused to accept this law, making it a dead letter. Source: Internet
The earliest documented use of the name "Rhode Island" for Aquidneck was in 1637 by Roger Williams. Source: Internet