bog hole

noun

, Physical Geography.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of bog hole¹

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

The aerial shots were so sharp they could see every bog hole.

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

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The path led through it, and if he left the path he would without doubt perish in a bog-hole.

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Just to break the monotony the Preacher stepped into a bog-hole and disappeared, temporarily, from view.

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Larry was covered with mud from the bog-hole, and Eileen and Dennis were wet and muddy from falling into the puddle.

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His good horse was constantly stumbling against some tree or into some bog-hole that by rights ought not to be there.

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