Hag"gard (hăg"g&etilde;rd), a.
[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. [For hagged, fr. hag a witch,
influenced by haggard wild.] Having the expression of one
wasted by want or suffering; hollow-eyed; having the features
distorted or wasted by pain; wild and wasted, or anxious in
appearance; as, haggard features, eyes.
Staring his eyes, and haggard was his
look.
Dryden.
Hag"gard, n. [See Haggard,
a.] 1. (Falconry) A
young or untrained hawk or falcon.
2. A fierce, intractable creature.
I have loved this proud disdainful
haggard.
Shak.
3. [See Haggard, a., 2.]
A hag. [Obs.] Garth.
Hag"gard, n. [See 1st Haw,
Hedge, and Yard an inclosed space.] A
stackyard. [Prov. Eng.] Swift.
