quicksands 4950 # surtis {soor'-tis}; from 4951; a shoal (from the sand drawn thither by the waves), i.e. the Syrtis Major or great bay on the N. coast of Africa: -- {quicksands}.[ql sore 1668 # helkos {hel'-kos}; probably from 1670; an ulcer (as if drawn together): -- {sore}.[ql ~~~~~~