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quagmire |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Quagmire \Quag"mire`\, n. [Quake + mire.] Soft, wet, miry land, which shakes or yields under the feet. ``A spot surrounded by quagmires, which rendered it difficult of access.'' --Palfrey. Syn: Morass; marsh; bog; swamp; fen; slough. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: quagmire n : a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot [syn: {mire}, {morass}]
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