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Bog-ore


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.