quobby

English

Alternative forms

• quabby

Etymology

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

Adjective

quobby (comparative quobbier or more quobby, superlative quobbiest or most quobby)

1. (dialectal, of land) Marshy, boggy.
2. (dialectal) Flabby, lacking firmness.