sedgy

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It was cold there on that sedgy little island, and they shivered, their clothes sodden with mud; only the babies, the little twins, were dry and warm in their basket.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

And now the road wanders sweetly between the green and pleasant levels beside the sedgy Kennet.

From The Bath Road History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway by Harper, Charles G. (Charles George)

A narrow bridge of logs led across a sedgy runlet, which, like many mountain streams, was unfordable, except in occasional spots.

From Nevermore by Bolderwood, Rolf

This they are enabled to do, wherever there are extensive commons of unpastured lands, or where there are streams or ponds, lakes or marshes with shoal sedgy banks.

From Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. by Allen, Richard L.

Very often a pair of owls, just like the English barn-owl, are seen beating the swampy ground, I suppose after rats; quartering the ground, and examining every sedgy patch like a setter-dog.

From Two Years in Oregon by Nash, Wallis