| Word | canebrake |
|---|---|
| Definition | n. A dense growth of cane or sugarcane. |
| Sentence | They had only to be trained in the use of the blowpipe, or the fistula, as Ardzrouni suggested, easy to construct, since the area abounded in canebrakes. |
| Source | Baudolino, Umberto Eco, p.411 |
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