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bog definition

bog (bäg, bôg)

noun

wet, spongy ground, characterized by decaying mosses that form peat; a small marsh or swamp

Etymology: < Gael & Ir bog, soft, moist (> Ir bogach, a bog) < IE *bhugh- < base *bheugh-, to bend > bow

transitive verb, intransitive verb bogged, bogging bog′·ging

to sink or become stuck in or as in a bog; mire: often with down

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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