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quag
[
kwag
,
kwog
]
quag
/
kwæg
,
kwɒg
/
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kwag
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kwog
]
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noun
a
quagmire
.
Origin:
1580–90;
expressive word, obscurely akin to
quake
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quag
(kwæɡ, kwɒɡ)
—
n
another word for
quagmire
[C16: perhaps related to
quake
; compare Middle Low German
quabbe
]
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