/ hæg; NAmE / noun
( offensive ) an ugly and/or unpleasant old woman
—see also fag hag
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : perhaps from Old English hægtesse , hegtes , related to Dutch heks and German Hexe witch, of unknown ultimate origin.
/ hæg; NAmE / noun
( offensive ) an ugly and/or unpleasant old woman
—see also fag hag
••
WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : perhaps from Old English hægtesse , hegtes , related to Dutch heks and German Hexe witch, of unknown ultimate origin.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005