quag

English

Etymology

Variant of Middle English quabbe (“a marsh, bog”), from Old English cwabba (“shake, tremble like something soft and flabby”). Cognate with Dutch kwab.

Noun

quag (plural quags)

(obsolete) quagmire; marsh; bog.
- 1771 December 16, Walker, John, Account of the Irruption of Solway Moss:
  If a person ventures on one of these quags, it bends in waves under his feet; and if the surface breaks, he is in danger of sinking to the bottom.
- 1784, Cowper, William, Tirocinium; or, a Review of Schools:
  Crooked or straight, through quags or thorny dells

单词	quag
释义	quag English Etymology Variant of Middle English quabbe (“a marsh, bog”), from Old English cwabba (“shake, tremble like something soft and flabby”). Cognate with Dutch kwab. Noun quag (plural quags) (obsolete) quagmire; marsh; bog. 1771 December 16, Walker, John, Account of the Irruption of Solway Moss: If a person ventures on one of these quags, it bends in waves under his feet; and if the surface breaks, he is in danger of sinking to the bottom. 1784, Cowper, William, Tirocinium; or, a Review of Schools: Crooked or straight, through quags or thorny dells
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