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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
If the grey hens will stand round in the mire clucking humble admiration, who can blame the old blackcock for dancing and drumming on the top of a moss hag, with outspread wings and flirting tail, glorious and self-glorifying.
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