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quicksand |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Quicksand \Quick"sand`\, n. Sand easily moved or readily yielding to pressure; especially, a deep mass of loose or moving sand mixed with water, sometimes found at the mouth of a river or along some coasts, and very dangerous, from the difficulty of extricating a person who begins sinking into it Life hath quicksands, -- Life hath snares! --Longfellow. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: quicksand n : a pit filled with loose wet sand into which heavy objects sink From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Quicksand, KY Zip code(s): 41363
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