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

"Sure, an' Oi'm ready, Moike Delaney, but how are ye to git this wagon out av thet bog hole, Oi dunno."

From The Boy Land Boomer Dick Arbuckle's Adventures in Oklahoma by Fry, W. H.

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.

"Catch this, Mr. Bunn!" called Alice, as with the vine rope she went as near the bog hole as was safe.

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