Bayou
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A stream which is the outlet of a swamp near the sea. Applied to the creeks in the lowlands lying on the Gulf of Mexico.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A stream which is the outlet of a swamp near the sea. Applied to the creeks in the lowlands lying on the Gulf of Mexico.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
A species of creek or stream common in Louisiana and Texas, constituting an outlet from a swamp, pond or lagoon, to a river, or the sea.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A species of creek or stream common in Louisiana and Texas. An outlet from a swamp, pond, or lavoun, toa river, or the sea. See 8 How. 48, 70.