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Pronunciation: /hag/

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Definition of hag

noun

Scottish & Northern English
  • 1 (also peat hag) an overhang of peat.
  • 2a soft place on a moor or a firm place in a bog.

Origin:

Middle English (denoting a gap in a cliff): from Old Norse hǫgg 'gap', from hǫggva 'hack, hew'

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