Definition of "night-hag" [night-hag]

• A witch supposed to wander or fly abroad in the night. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "And so she became an impertinent wife, then a night-hag wandering the world, ever on the hunt to drink the blood of children."
• "In contrast with this, we have Milton's description of the Moon when affected by the demoniacal practices of the 'night-hag' who was believed to destroy infants for the sake of drinking their blood, and applying their mangled limbs to the purposes of incantation."
• "The terror plucked him from his sleep; for a moment he wrestled and struggled to raise his head from the pillow and loosen the clutch of the night-hag who had suddenly seized him, and with choking throat and streaming brow he sat up in bed."