moss hag

nounScot.

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

Origin of moss hag

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First recorded in 1810–20

Words Nearby moss hag

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How to use moss hag in a sentence

A moss-hag is a cut on the hillside, formed by frost and rain; and overhung with moss, heather, and other growths.
Sketches of the Covenanters | J. C. McFeeters
Following the sound, he came to a moss-hag, where a group of Covenanters were worshiping God.
Sketches of the Covenanters | J. C. McFeeters
He rolled them up, and put them with the saddle and equipment of his dead horse in the safe shelter of a moss-hag.
Lochinvar | S. R. Crockett

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