hagseed

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Etymology[edit]

hag +‎ seed

Noun[edit]

hagseed (plural hagseeds)

  1. (obsolete) The offspring of a hag.
    • 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:
      Hag-seed, hence!
      Fetch us in fuel; and be quick, thou’rt best,
      To answer other business.
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