Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language 1. (a.) Appearing worn and exhausted; or wild and intractable; disposed to break away from duty; untamed; as, a haggard or refractory hawk. 2. (a.) 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. 3. (n.) A young or untrained hawk or falcon. 4. (n.) A fierce, intractable creature. 5. (n.) A hag. 6. (n.) A stackyard.
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