bog hole

American  

noun

Physical Geography.

1. a land-surface depression occupied by waterlogged soil and spongy vegetative material that cannot bear the weight of large animals.

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Etymology

Origin of bog hole

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

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bog hole

The Shakespearean actor started over again, and he was "game" enough to pretend that he did not in the least mind floundering into the bog hole.

From The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms Or Lost in the Wilds of Florida by Hope, Laura Lee

Anscombe's wagons were delayed for a day or two by a broken axle or a bog hole, I forget which.

From Finished by Haggard, Henry Rider

But when he came to the edge of the bog hole he hesitated.

From The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms Or Lost in the Wilds of Florida by Hope, Laura Lee

"Yah, let us go back," said Hans, who had not forgotten his experience in the bog hole.

From The Rover Boys in Southern Waters or The Deserted Steam Yacht by Stratemeyer, Edward

The stump gave way, and the drummer splashed into a bog hole.

From Earth's Enigmas A Volume of Stories by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir