Quat vs Quag - What's the difference?
quat | quag |
(obsolete) A pustule.
(chemistry) A quaternary ammonium cation.
(obsolete) An annoying, worthless person.
(obsolete) To satiate.
* 1757', , ''The Author'', Act II, Scene ii, '''1765 , ''The Dramatic Works , Volume 1,
(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
}}
In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between quat and quag
is that quat is (obsolete) to satiate while quag is (obsolete) quagmire; marsh; bog.As nouns the difference between quat and quag
is that quat is (obsolete) a pustule while quag is (obsolete) quagmire; marsh; bog.As a verb quat
is (obsolete) to satiate.quat
English
Noun
(en noun)- (Shakespeare)
Verb
page 28,
- Mrs. Cad. Well, come, begin and ?tart me, that I may come the ?ooner to quatting ——Hu?h ! here?s Si?ter ; what the deuce brought her !
- Ye hae grown proud since ye quatted the begging. — Scottish proverb, said satirically.