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Quag vs Quab - What's the difference?

quag | quab |

As nouns the difference between quag and quab

is that quag is quagmire; marsh; bog while quab is an unfledged bird.

quag

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) quagmire; marsh; bog.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year = 1771 , date = December 16 , first = John , last = Walker , authorlink = , title = Account of the Irruption of Solway Moss , passage = 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. }}
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year = 1784 , first = William , last = Cowper , authorlink = William Cowper , title = Tirocinium; or, a Review of Schools , passage = Crooked or straight, through quags or thorny dells }}

    quab

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An unfledged bird.
  • (by extension) Something immature or unfinished.
    • (Ford)
    (Webster 1913)