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Soft, wet, miry land, which shakes or yields under the feet.

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  1. n. Soft, wet, miry land, which shakes or yields under the feet.
  2. n. a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
  3. Soft, wet, miry land, which shakes or yields under the feet. "A spot surrounded by quagmires, which rendered it difficult of access." Palfrey. Syn. -- Morass; marsh; bog; swamp; fen; slough.
  4. Soft, wet, miry land, which shakes or yields under the feet. "Aspot surrounded by quagmires, which rendered it difficult of access."Palfrey.
  5. n:100 n a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot