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quag

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quag  (kwg, kwg)
n.
A quagmire.
[Perhaps variant of Middle English quabbe, from Old English *cwabba.]
quag [kwæg kwɒg]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) another word for quagmire
[perhaps related to quake; compare Middle Low German quabbe]
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Noun1.quagquag - a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
mire, morass, quagmire, slack
bog, peat bog - wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel


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