bog-ore

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

BOG'-ORE, noun An ore of iron found in boggy or swampy land. BOG'-RUSH, noun [bog and rush.] A rush that grows in bogs, the Schoenus. 1. A bird, a species of warbler, of the size of a wren, of a testaceous brown color, seen among the bog-rushes of Schonen in Sweden. BOG'-SPAVIN, noun [bog and spavin.] In horses, an encysted tumor on the inside of the hough, containing a gelatinous matter. BOG'-TROTTER, noun [bog and trot.] One who lives in a boggy country. BOG'-WHORT, noun [bog and whort.] The bilberry or whortleberry growing in low lands.
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