moss hag

American

noun

Scot.

an area, pit, or hole from which peat has been dug.

Etymology

Origin of moss hag

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

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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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