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quabmire Obs. exc. dial. Also dial. quob-. [f. quab n.2 or v., but found earlier.] A quagmire.1597 Broughton Ep. to Nobility Wks. 570 Oversights, which for a dry causie bring us to quabmyres. 1841 Hartshorne Salop. Antiq. Gloss. 539 Quobmire, a quagmire.
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▪ I. † quab, n.1 Obs. rare. Also 7 quabbe, 8 quobb(e. [a. MDu. (and MLG.) quabbe (Du. kwab, kwabbe, (L)G. quabbe, Da. kvabbe, Sw. qvabba), burbot or eelpout, goby, tadpole; var. of quappe, OLG. quappa.] 1. a. A sea-slug (see holothurian n.). b. An eelpout or burbot. c. (See quabling.)1617 Minsheu Du...
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