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Definition of Haggard
1. Adjective. Showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering. "Shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face"
2. Noun. British writer noted for romantic adventure novels (1856-1925).
3. Adjective. Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold. "Kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration"
Similar to: Lean, Thin
Derivative terms: Boniness, Bonyness, Gauntness
Definition of Haggard
1. a. Wild or intractable; disposed to break away from duty; untamed; as, a haggard or refractory hawk.
2. n. A young or untrained hawk or falcon.
3. n. A stackyard.
Definition of Haggard
1. Adjective. Looking exhausted and unwell, in poor condition ¹
2. Adjective. Wild or untamed ¹
3. Noun. (dialect Isle of Mann Ireland) A stackyard, an enclosure on a farm for stacking grain, hay, etc. ¹
4. Noun. (context: falconry) A hunting bird captured as an adult. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Haggard
1. an adult hawk [n -S]
Medical Definition of Haggard
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1. Wild or intractable; disposed to break away from duty; untamed; as, a haggard or refractory hawk.
2. [For hagged, fr. Hag a witch, influenced by haggard wild] Having the expression of one wasted by want or suffering; hollow-eyed; having the features distorted or wasted, or anxious in appearance; as, haggard features, eyes. "Staring his eyes, and haggard was his look." (Dryden)
Origin: F. Hagard; of German origin, and prop. Meaning, of the hegde or woods, wild, untamed. See Hedge, 1st Haw, and -ard.
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Literary usage of Haggard
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"A cast of haggard falcons, by me mann'd, Eyeing the prey at first, ... Beneath the
gloomy covert of an yew, In a dark grot, the baleful haggard lay, ..."
2. The Principles of Judicial Proof: As Given by Logic, Psychology, and General by John Henry Wigmore (1913)
"David D. haggard brought this action on the case in the court below, against the
American Express Company, to recover for a package of money sent to the ..."
3. Review of Historical Publications Relating to Canada by University of Toronto (1904)
"Like his younger brother, the author of SAe, Colonel Andrew haggard is an ardent
... Colonel haggard renders a real service to Newfoundland by drawing ..."
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