Place:Moclips, Grays Harbor, Washington, United States

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NameMoclips
TypeCensus-designated place
Coordinates47.22°N 124.205°W
Located inGrays Harbor, Washington, United States
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Moclips is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. The population was 207 at the 2010 census. It is located near the mouth of the Moclips River.

According to Edmond S. Meany, the word moclips comes from a Quinault word meaning a place where girls were sent as they were approaching puberty. However, according to William Bright, the name comes from the Quinault word meaning simply "large stream".

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