canebrake

See also: cane brake

English

A few people standing in front of a canebrake in Oklahoma.

Alternative forms

• canebreak

Etymology

From cane +‎ brake.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkeɪnbɹeɪk/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

canebrake (plural canebrakes)

1. (US) A dense thicket of sugarcane, bamboo or similar plants.
   • 1865, Cecil B. Hartley, Life and Times of Colonel Daniel Boone, page 52:

     While roving carelessly from canebrake to canebrake, and admiring the rank growth of vegetation, and the variety of timber which marked the fertility of the soil...

Derived terms

• canebrake groundcreeper

 

Anagrams

• canebreak