Dictionary entry

Quagmire

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Quag″mire′ (?), n. [Quake + mire.] Soft, wet, miry land, which shakes or yields under the feet. “A spot surrounded by quagmires, which rendered it difficult of access.” Palfrey.

Syn. — Morass; marsh; bog; swamp; fen; slough.