cranberry bog


noun
  1. a bog in which cranberry plants are cultivated.

Origin of cranberry bog

1
An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

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How to use cranberry bog in a sentence

  • We sold some old-fashioned dishes, and a little bit of cranberry bog for twenty-five dollars.

    Turn About Eleanor | Ethel M. Kelley
  • Well; I've saved a little money and those cranberry bog shares Mrs. Pearson left me will sell for two thousand at least.

    Thankful's Inheritance | Joseph C. Lincoln
  • It was like a big brook, flowing with deep, brown current out of a thicket, and on through a small cranberry bog below the bridge.

    Days Off | Henry Van Dyke
  • Now and then we came upon a cranberry bog, hidden away behind what one geologist calls the "tumbled hills of Plymouth."

    Pilgrim Trails | Frances Lester Warner
  • The partners had a joint interest in a small cranberry bog and the crate was one of several unused the previous fall.

    Mary-'Gusta | Joseph C. Lincoln