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quag  (kwg, kwg)

n.

A quagmire.

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[Perhaps variant of Middle English quabbe, from Old English *cwabba.]

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quag [kwæg kwɒg]

n

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) another word for quagmire

[perhaps related to quake; compare Middle Low German quabbe]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

quag - 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