Word: backswamp
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: back
swamp
Definition: The section of a floodplain where deposits of fine silt and clay settle after a flood.
Morphemes:
Affix: back
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bac
Language: fr
Decoded: bac
PoS: Noun
Meaning: vat
Affix: swamp
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A piece of wet, spongy land; low ground saturated with water; soft, wet ground which may have a growth of certain kinds of trees, but is unfit for agricultural or pastoral purposes.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: swam
Language: enm
Decoded: swam
Meaning: swamp, muddy pool, bog, marshfungus, mushroom