hag

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

HAG, noun 1. An ugly old woman; as an old hag of threescore. 2. A witch; a sorceress; an enchantress. 3. A fury; a she-monster. 4. A cartilaginous fish, the Gastrobranchus, which enters other fishes and devours them. It is about five or six inches long, and resembles a small eel. It is allied to the lamprey. 5. Appearances of light and fire on horses' manes or men's hair, were formerly called hags. HAG, verb transitive To harass; to torment. 1. To tire; to weary with vexation.
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