fenny

Example Sentences

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“The fenny has dried up,” Mr. Kenwood said.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2018

Geese love water and marshy places, and Lincolnshire, which is a fenny place, is famous for breeding them.

From Mamma's Stories about Birds by Leathley, Mary Elizabeth Southwell Dudley

He asked questions about our farming, the trees and herbs in the fenny soil, the birds and beasts of our woods and marshes.

From The MS. in a Red Box by Hamilton, John Arthur

Around the city there is an extensive fenny plain, which has been greatly improved and cultivated by the Dutch; but to the east it still remains encumbered by woods and marshes.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time. by Kerr, Robert

It hovers in the air over marshy and fenny places.

From The Poetical Works of William Collins With a Memoir by Collins, William