Fen n. Low land overflowed, or covered wholly or partially with water, but producing sedge, coarse grasses, or other aquatic plants; boggy land; moor; marsh.
'Mid reedy fens wide spread. --Wordsworth.
Note: ☞ Fen is used adjectively with the sense of belonging to, or of the nature of, a fen or fens.
Fen boat, a boat of light draught used in marshes.
Fen duck Zool., a wild duck inhabiting fens; the shoveler. [Prov. Eng.]
Fen fowl Zool., any water fowl that frequent fens.
Fen goose Zool., the graylag goose of Europe. [Prov. Eng.]
Fen land, swamp land.
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