quicksand

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle English quyksande, from Old English cwecesand (quicksand), from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz (living, active) + Proto-Germanic *samdaz, *samdan (sand), equivalent to quick (living) +‎ sand. Cognate with Dutch kwikzand (quicksand), German Quicksand (quicksand), Icelandic kwiksandur, kviksyndi (quicksand). More at quick, sand.

[edit] Noun

quicksand (countable and uncountable; plural quicksands)

  1. Wet sand that things readily sink in, often found near rivers or coasts
    My feet were firmly lodged in the quicksand, and the more I struggled the more I sank into it.
  2. Anything that pulls one down or buries one metaphorically
    The quicksands of youth...

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