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cypress knee
noun
- one of the woody growths that project above water from the roots of the bald cypress.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cypress knee1
An Americanism dating back to 1775–85
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Example Sentences
He was about five feet seven, but as tough as a cypress knee.
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Now the problem of getting both the boy's legs on one side of the cypress knee was presented to them.
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They saw Tad sitting on a cypress knee, gazing down into the black pool, a satisfied grin on his face.
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Lilly now grabbed one of the truant feet, jerking it over to the other side of the cypress knee against its mate.
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The bullet extracted from the cypress knee, has been tried in the barrel of his gun, and found to fit exactly.
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