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moss hag
noun
, Scot.
- an area, pit, or hole from which peat has been dug.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of moss hag1
First recorded in 1810–20
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Example Sentences
A moss-hag is a cut on the hillside, formed by frost and rain; and overhung with moss, heather, and other growths.
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Following the sound, he came to a moss-hag, where a group of Covenanters were worshiping God.
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He rolled them up, and put them with the saddle and equipment of his dead horse in the safe shelter of a moss-hag.
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