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单词 bog iron
释义

bog /bog/

noun
  1. Spongy, usu peaty, ground
  2. A marsh
  3. A type of vegetation growing on peat deficient in lime
  4. A lavatory (slang)
transitive verb

(bogg'ing; bogged) to sink (also intransitive verb)

ORIGIN: Ir and Scot Gaelic bogach, from bog soft

boggˈiness noun

boggˈy adjective

bog asphodel noun

A yellow-flowered bog-plant, Narthecium ossifragum

bogˈbean noun

A marsh plant, Menyanthes trifoliata (also called buckˈbean)

bogˈ-butter noun

A butter-like substance found in Irish peat bogs

bog cotton noun

Cotton grass

bog iron see bog ore below.

bogˈland noun

bogˈ-Latin noun

Shelta

bog moss noun

Sphagnum

bog myrtle noun

Sweet-gale (Myrica gale), a bog-plant

bogˈoak noun

Trunks of oak embedded in bogs and preserved from decay

bog ore or bog iron noun

An iron ore found in boggy land, limonite

bog spavin see spavin

bog standard adjective (slang)

Basic, ordinary

bogˈtrotter noun (derogatory slang)

  1. An Irishman
  2. (in Ireland) an uncultured rustic

bogˈtrotting noun and adjective

bog down

To encumber or be encumbered with an overwhelming amount of work, a difficult task, etc

bog off (vulgar sl)

Go away

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