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muskeg

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mus·keg  (mskg) also mas·keg (ms-)
n.
A swamp or bog formed by an accumulation of sphagnum moss, leaves, and decayed matter resembling peat.
[Cree maskek.]
muskeg
Noun
Chiefly Canad an area of undrained boggy land [Native American: grassy swamp]
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muskeg
noun Canad. swamp, bog, marsh, quagmire, moss Scot., Northern English (dialect) slough, fen, mire, morass, everglade(s) U.S. pakihi N.Z.
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He picked his way from muskeg to muskeg, and followed the other man's footsteps along and across the rocky ledges which thrust like islets through the sea of moss.
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