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Noun: peat bog  peet bóg
  1. Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel
    "The hikers struggled to cross the peat bog";
    - bog

Derived forms: peat bogs

Type of: wetland

Encyclopedia: Peat bog