A bog; a quagmire.
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释义 | the world > the earth > land > landscape > marsh, bog, or swamp > [noun] > quaking bog (18) mizzyc1400 A bog; a quagmire. quawa1500 A quagmire; (occasionally) marshy ground. Also more fully †quawmire. quick-mire1509 a quagmire. quavemire1530 A quagmire. quallmire1553 = quagmire, n. 1. quamire1555 = quagmire, n. quagmire1566 An area of wet, boggy land that gives way under foot; a quaking bog. quakemire1577 = quagmire, n. Frequently figurative. gog-mire1583 a quagmire. quag1589 A marshy or boggy spot, esp. one covered with vegetation which gives way underfoot. In extended use and figurative: a place or thing which resembles… quabmire1597 A quagmire. quadmire1610 = quagmire, n. (in various senses). bog-mire1624 a quagmire. bumby1632 A quagmire; (also) a receptacle or place for kitchen or garden waste; a rubbish heap or compost heap; a cesspit. In later use usually attributive, as… quick1648 Short for quick-mire n. at compounds 1b. Obsolete. rare. trembling bog1697 bog-land formed over water or soft mud, which shakes at every tread, a quaking bog. shake-bog1815 a bog which shakes or quakes when trodden upon. quake1896 Chiefly British regional. A mudflat; a quagmire. |
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