peat hag

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• peat-hag — peatˈ hag or peatˈ hagg noun A hag in a peat bog (see ↑hag2) • • • Main Entry: ↑peat …   Useful english dictionary

• peat hag — noun : ground from which peat has been cut * * * peat hag, broken ground from which peats have been dug: »As the heathery hill rose, it broke into peat hags (London Times) …   Useful english dictionary

• peat-hagg — peatˈ hag or peatˈ hagg noun A hag in a peat bog (see ↑hag2) • • • Main Entry: ↑peat …   Useful english dictionary

• hag — hag1 [hag] n. [ME hagge, a witch, hag, contr. < OE hægtes < haga, hedge, akin to Ger hexe (OHG hagazussa): sense comparable to ON tūnritha, lit., hedge rider, hence witch] 1. Obs. a female demon or evil spirit 2. a witch; enchantress 3. an… …   English World dictionary

• Hag — Hag, n. [Scot. hag to cut; cf. E. hack.] 1. A small wood, or part of a wood or copse, which is marked off or inclosed for felling, or which has been felled. [1913 Webster] This said, he led me over hoults and hags; Through thorns and bushes scant …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Hag. — abbr. Haggai (Old Testament). * * * Haggai. * * * Hag. (Bible) abbrev (the Book of) Haggai * * * hag1 «hag», noun. 1. a very ugly old woman, especially one who is vicious or malicious: »The old hag made a face to chase the children from her yard …   Useful english dictionary

• hag´like´ — hag1 «hag», noun. 1. a very ugly old woman, especially one who is vicious or malicious: »The old hag made a face to chase the children from her yard. SYNONYM(S): beldam. 2. a witch: »the hags that ride on Halloween. 3. Archaic. a female evil… …   Useful english dictionary

• moss hag — noun chiefly Scotland : a pit or slough in a marshy place; especially : a place where peat has been cut * * * Scot. an area, pit, or hole from which peat has been dug. [1810 20] * * * moss hag or moss hagg noun (Scot) A pit or slough in a bog • • …   Useful english dictionary

• moss hag — Scot. an area, pit, or hole from which peat has been dug. [1810 20] * * * …   Universalium

• moss hag — noun Scottish an area of broken ground or a hole from which peat has been taken …   English new terms dictionary

• Moot hill — A moot hill or mons placiti (statute hill)[1] is a hill or mound historically used as an assembly or meeting place. In early medieval Britain, such hills were used for moots , meetings of local people to settle local business. Among other things …   Wikipedia