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moss-hag

moss-hag noun: a pit or slough in a bog.

Noun

moss-hag (plural moss-hags)

  1. (Scotland) A pit or slough in a bog.
    • […] now a splash would be heard, followed by a roar, as some luckless wight fell into a moss hagg […]1895, William Fraser, The Whaups of Durley, page 119

Forms of moss-hag

pluralmoss-hags

Questions about moss-hag

What does moss-hag mean?
Moss-hag means a pit or slough in a bog.
What part of speech is moss-hag?
Moss-hag is a noun.
What is the plural of moss-hag?
The plural of moss-hag is moss-hags.

Words near moss-hag in the dictionary

  1. moss-cheeper
  2. moss-cheepers
  3. moss-draped
  4. moss-folk
  5. moss-grown
  6. moss-hag
  7. moss-hags
  8. moss-maiden
  9. moss-maidens
  10. moss-people
  11. moss-trooper

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