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.
| 1816 Scott 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. 1884 T. Speedy Sport xx. 398 Concealing themselves among the moss-hags before daybreak. |
Hence ˈmoss-hagger, a dweller among moss-hags.
| 1902 W. S. Crockett Scott. Country xvi. 412 A coveted sheltering place for many a poor oppressed moss-hager. |