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quick·sand (kwik′sand′)

noun

a deep, semifluid deposit or bed of sand in which an animal, heavy object, etc. may be trapped or engulfed

Etymology: ME quykkesand: see quick & sand

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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