Definition of quicksand
1
: sand readily yielding to pressure
especially
: a deep mass of loose sand mixed with water into which heavy objects readily sink
2
: something that entraps or frustrates
lead poor people into consumerist quicksand— Robert Wright
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The first known use of quicksand was in the 14th century
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