moss hag

noun

Scot.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of moss hag¹

First recorded in 1810–20

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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