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Date "HAG-KNOTS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1863. (references)

Specialty Definition: HAG-KNOTS

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LiteratureHag-knots Tangles in the manes of wild ponies, supposed to be used by witches for stirrups. The term is common in the New Forest. Seamen use the word hag's-teeth to express those parts of a matting, etc., which spoil its general uniformity. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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