fenny

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

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2018

Finsbury Fields: the fenny or marshy ground lying north of the Moorgate of the old City walls.

From The History of London by Besant, Walter, Sir

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

From combs of distant Devonshire, from sunny Sussex wold, From where their Durham pastures the stately short-horns hold; From Herefordshire marches, from fenny Cambridge flat, For London’s maw they gather—those oxen fair and fat.

From Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign by Ashton, John

For instance, wooded spots must be visited if you are to take certain of the Fritillaries, oak woods for the Purple Emperor and the Purple Hairstreak, fenny districts for the beautiful Swallow-tail, and so forth.

From Butterflies and Moths (British) by Furneaux, William S.