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

"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

Run right along, and don't stop when you see the bog hole.

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

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

Whereas at first the clinging mud and sand of the bog hole had only been up to Mr. Bunn's knees, he was now engulfed to his waist.

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

Ears told you he was tripping over fallen timber or sloshing in knee-deep bog hole.

From The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 by Jahns, Lewis E.