moss hag

noun

, Scot.

First recorded in 1810–20

A moss-hag is a cut on the hillside, formed by frost and rain; and overhung with moss, heather, and other growths.

Following the sound, he came to a moss-hag, where a group of Covenanters were worshiping God.

He rolled them up, and put them with the saddle and equipment of his dead horse in the safe shelter of a moss-hag.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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