单词 | peat hag |
释义 | > as lemmaspeat hag peat hag n. a distinct expanse of peat surrounded by lower ground or by drainage gullies; (also) a steep or overhanging bank of exposed peat resulting from erosion by flowing water; a gully formed in this way. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > ground > [noun] > rough > type of peat hag1815 malpais1844 pedregal1881 1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering II. iii. 39 Twa land-loupers jumpit out of a peat-hag. 1918 Jrnl. Ecol. 6 3 The peat margin is eroded abruptly into cliff-like ‘peat-haggs’. 1994 High May 60/2 A short way east of the OS pillar the remnants of a B29 Superfortress are scattered among the peat hags. < as lemmas |
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