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–noun
a quagmire.
Origin:
1580–90;
expressive word, obscurely akin to
quake
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quag
(kwāg, kwŏg)
n. A quagmire.
[Perhaps variant of Middle English
quabbe
, from Old English
*cwabba
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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