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The correct spelling is haggard.
How to pronounce haggard
/ˈhæɡ.əd/
nounIPA: /ˈhæɡ.əd/
Say it like: Hag-gar-d
The correct spelling is haggard. A hunting bird captured as an adult. For example: "A gradual descent into a haggard and feeble state."
Usage Examples
“A gradual descent into a haggard and feeble state.”
“a haggard or refractory hawk”
“He tuk a slew [swerve] round the haggard http//www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/fulltext/am1924/pt_s.htm”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A hunting bird captured as an adult.
- 2.A young or untrained hawk or falcon.
- 3.A fierce, intractable creature.
- 4.A hag.
- 5.(Isle of Man) A stackyard, an enclosure on a farm for stacking grain, hay, etc.
adjective
- 1.Looking exhausted, worried, or poor in condition
- 2.(of an animal) Wild or untamed
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