What does quag mean?
Quag means (obsolete) Quagmire; marsh; bog..
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/kwæɡ/ · noun
(obsolete) Quagmire; marsh; bog..
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.
Crooked or straight, through quags or thorny dells
I tell you frankly that less than twenty thousand pounds will not extricate me from the quag of ruin in which I am entangled—lost!
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Quag means (obsolete) Quagmire; marsh; bog..
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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.
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