English Explanatory Dictionary

quobby

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Marshy, boggy.
  2. Flabby, lacking firmness.

Word forms

quobby quobbier more quobby quobbiest most quobby quabby

Etymology

From Middle English quabby, equivalent to quob + -y. Cognate with Middle Low German quobbich, quöbbich, quöwwich, quabbech (“swampy, sticky, soft, difficult, boggy”).

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