单词 | moss-hag |
释义 | ˈmoss-hag Sc. [f. moss n.1 + hag n.4] Broken ground from which peat has been taken; a pit or hole from which peat has been dug.
1816Scott Old Mort. viii, A sour fit o' the batts wi' sitting amang the wat moss-hags for four hours at a yoking. 1818― Hrt. Midl. xii, When I was in the moss-haggs and moors, wi' precious Donald Cameron, and worthy Mr. Blackadder. 1884T. Speedy Sport xx. 398 Concealing themselves among the moss-hags before daybreak. Hence ˈmoss-hagger, a dweller among moss-hags.
1902W. S. Crockett Scott. Country xvi. 412 A coveted sheltering place for many a poor oppressed moss-hager. |

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