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haggard

The correct spelling is haggard.

How to pronounce haggard

/ˈhæɡ.əd/
noun

IPA: /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. 1.A hunting bird captured as an adult.
  2. 2.A young or untrained hawk or falcon.
  3. 3.A fierce, intractable creature.
  4. 4.A hag.
  5. 5.(Isle of Man) A stackyard, an enclosure on a farm for stacking grain, hay, etc.

adjective

  1. 1.Looking exhausted, worried, or poor in condition
  2. 2.(of an animal) Wild or untamed

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