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QUEACHY
Etymology
Adjective
queachy (comparative more queachy, superlative most queachy)
Yielding or trembling under the feet, as moist or boggy ground; shaking; moving.
(obsolete) Like a queach or thicket; thick, bushy.
Synonyms
• (yielding or trembling under the feet): poachy, swampy; see also marshy
Source: Wiktionary
Queach"y, a.
1. Yielding or trembling under the feet, as moist or boggy ground; shaking; moving. "The queachy fens." "Godwin's queachy sands." Drayton.
2. Like a queach; thick; bushy. [Obs.] Cockeram.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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