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QUAKING-BOG

\kwˈe͡ɪkɪŋbˈɒɡ], \kwˈe‍ɪkɪŋbˈɒɡ], \k_w_ˈeɪ_k_ɪ_ŋ_b_ˈɒ_ɡ]\

Definitions of QUAKING-BOG

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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n. Peat bog in a growing state, and so saturated with water that a considerable extent of surface will quake or shake when pressed on by the foot or other body.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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