Emily Dickinson Lexicon

HAG'ARD, a. [G. hager, lean; W. hag, a gash; hacciaw, to hack. See Hack.]

1. Literally, having a ragged look, as if hacked or gashed. Hence, lean; meager; rough; having eyes sunk in their orbits; ugly.
2. Wild; fierce; intractable; as, a hagard hawk.