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hag (1)

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hag1 /haɡ, hæɡ /
noun
1 a witch, especially one in the form of an ugly old woman (often used as a term of disparagement for a woman):
a fat old hag in a dirty apron.
2 short for hagfish.
– DERIVATIVES
haggish /ˈhaɡiSH, ˈhæɡɪʃ / adjective
– ORIGIN Middle English : perhaps from Old English hægtesse, hegtes, related to Dutch heks and German Hexe witch, of unknown ultimate origin.
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