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Definition of Quicksands
1. quicksand [n] - See also: quicksand
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quicksands
Literary usage of Quicksands
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal by Iron and Steel Institute (1892)
"Sinking Shafts through Quicksands.—A description is given by Mr. TC Hairt ...
In going through these quicksands a small drum was sunk in the centre of the ..."
2. Diversions of a Naturalist by Edwin Ray Lankester (1915)
"There are the " quicksands," mixtures of sand and water, which sometimes engulf
... Small and harmless quicksands are often formed where the sand is not ..."
3. The Colliery Manager's Handbook: A Comprehensive Treatise on the Laying-out by Caleb Pamely (1898)
"... as it proceeds—Walling—Tubbing—Machine Drills to Expedite Sinking— Piling
through Quicksands—Sinking through Quicksands by hollow Cylinders of Cast- ..."
4. Armadale by Wilkie Collins (1866)
"... triumph over difficulties and dangers, which had never been contemplated by
Mother Oldershaw herself. CHAPTER XI. MISS GWILT AMONG THE Quicksands. 1. ..."
5. Bentley's Miscellany by Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith (1843)
"SHOALS AND Quicksands. FIERCELY has it been debated which is the most rapid mode
of communication for the wandering spirits of a restless community. ..."
6. Rural Affairs by John Jacob Thomas (1875)
"WELLS IN Quicksands.—If the soil is sufficiently firm for the well to be dug in
the ordinary way, the quicksand may be prevented from running through the ..."
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