baygall

noun

bay·​gall

ˈbā-ˌgȯl

1

: red bay

2

: a tract of swampy land

especially : a low-lying tract of boggy or spongy land in the southern U.S. usually overgrown with the inkberry and with bay trees

Word History

Etymology

bay entry 9 + gall

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