cypress knee

noun

1. one of the woody growths that project above water from the roots of the bald cypress.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cypress knee¹

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

Example Sentences

Some say that bout, 'Woman, dog, cypress knee more you beat'em the better they be!'

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A rude block,—a cypress knee that had been carried there—formed, the only substitute for a chair, and there was nothing to serve for a table.

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He is not thinking of either science, or his own superior knowledge, while conducting his companion to the side of that “cypress knee.”

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Now, fellurs; take partikler notice o’ what sort o’ egg hez been hatchin’ in this nest o’ cypress knee.”

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The cypress knee, out of which Woodley and Heywood “gouged” the smooth-bore bullet, is also examined, its position noted.

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