QUAG

mire, quagmire, quag, morass, slack

(noun) a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

quag (plural quags)

(obsolete) quagmire; marsh; bog.

Source: Wiktionary


Quag, n.

Definition: A quagmire. [R.] "Crooked or straight, through quags or thorny dells." Cowper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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