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hagseed

hagseed noun: the offspring of a hag.

Noun

hagseed (plural hagseeds)

  1. (obsolete) The offspring of a hag.
    • Hag-seed, hence!
      Fetch us in fuel; and be quick, thou’rt best,
      To answer other business.1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published...

Forms of hagseed

pluralhagseeds
alternative formhag-seed

Origin of hagseed

From hag + seed.

Questions about hagseed

What does hagseed mean?
Hagseed means the offspring of a hag.
What part of speech is hagseed?
Hagseed is a noun.
What is the plural of hagseed?
The plural of hagseed is hagseeds.

Words near hagseed in the dictionary

  1. hagriding
  2. Hagrite
  3. Hagrites
  4. hagrode
  5. hags
  6. hagseed
  7. hagseeds
  8. Hagsfeld
  9. hagship
  10. hagsploitation
  11. hagstone

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