Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for HAG'ARD
HAG'ARD, a. [G. hager, lean; W. hag, a gash; hacciaw, to hack. See Hack.]
- Literally, having a ragged look, as if hacked or gashed. Hence, lean; meager; rough; having eyes sunk in their orbits; ugly.
- Wild; fierce; intractable; as, a hagard hawk.
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