cypress-brake

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

A basin-shaped depression of land near the margin of shallow, sluggish bayous, into which the superabundant waters find their way. In these places are vast accumulations of fallen cypress-trees, which have been accumulating for ages. These are called cypress-brakes.--Dickeson on the Cypress Timber of Louisiana.

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