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HAGGARD
cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted
(adjective) very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; “a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys”; “eyes were haggard and cavernous”; “small pinched faces”; “kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration”
careworn, drawn, haggard, raddled, worn
(adjective) showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering; “looking careworn as she bent over her mending”; “her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness”; “that raddled but still noble face”; “shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face”- Charles Dickens
Haggard, Rider Haggard, Sir Henry Rider Haggard
(noun) British writer noted for romantic adventure novels (1856-1925)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
haggard (comparative more haggard, superlative most haggard)
Looking exhausted, worried, or poor in condition
(of an animal) Wild or untamed
Noun
haggard (plural haggards)
(falconry) A hunting bird captured as an adult.
(falconry) A young or untrained hawk or falcon.
(obsolete) A fierce, intractable creature.
(obsolete) A hag.
Etymology 2
Noun
haggard (plural haggards)
(dialect, Isle of Man, Ireland, Scotland) A stackyard, an enclosure on a farm for stacking grain, hay, etc.
Proper noun
Haggard (plural Haggards)
A surname.
An unincorporated community in Gray County, Kansas, United States.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Haggard is the 4230th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8384 individuals. Haggard is most common among White (88.45%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Hag"gard, a. Etym: [F. hagard; of German origin, and prop. meaning, of the hegde or woods, wild, untamed. See Hedge, 1st Haw, and -ard.]
1. Wild or intractable; disposed to break away from duty; untamed; as, a haggard or refractory hawk. [Obs.] Shak
2. Etym: [For hagged, fr. hag a witch, influenced by haggard wild.]
Definition: 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.
Hag"gard, n. Etym: [See Haggard, a.]
1. (Falconry)
Definition: A young or untrained hawk or falcon.
2. A fierce, intractable creature. I have loved this proud disdainful haggard. Shak.
3. Etym: [See Haggard, a., 2.]
Definition: A hag. [Obs.] Garth.
Hag"gard, n. Etym: [See 1st Haw, Hedge, and Yard an inclosed space.]
Definition: A stackyard. [Prov. Eng.] Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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