HAG (3)

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Hag, n. [[Scot. hag to cut; cf. E. hack.]] 1. 1. A small wood, or part of a wood or copse, which is marked off or inclosed for felling, or which has been felled.
This said, he led me over hoults and hags; Through thorns and bushes scant my legs I drew. Fairfax. 2. 2. A quagmire; mossy ground where peat or turf has been cut. Dugdale.