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quaw

/kwɑː/UK/kwɔː/

quaw is the alternative form of quag.

Meaning of quag

Noun

quag (plural quags)

  1. (obsolete) Quagmire; marsh; bog.
    • If a person ventures on one of these quags, it bends in waves under his feet; and if the surface breaks, he is in danger of sinking to the bottom.1771 December 16, John Walker, Account of the Irruption of Solway Moss

Forms of quaw

pluralquaws

Questions about quaw

What is quaw the alternative form of?
Quaw is the alternative form of quag.
How do you pronounce quaw?
Quaw is pronounced /kwɔː/ (UK).

Words near quaw in the dictionary

  1. quaverous
  2. quavers
  3. quavery
  4. quaves
  5. quaving
  6. quaw
  7. quawk
  8. quawked
  9. quawking
  10. quawks
  11. quawmire

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Adapted from Wiktionary: quaw (page history and authors); quag (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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