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haggards

haggards is the plural of haggard.

Meaning of haggard

Noun (1)

haggard (plural haggards)

  1. A hunting bird captured as an adult.
    • No, truly, Ursula, she is too disdainful;
      I know her spirits are as coy and wild
      As haggards of the rock.1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  2. A young or untrained hawk or falcon.
  3. (obsolete) A fierce, intractable creature.
    • I have loved this proud disdainful haggard.c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  4. (obsolete) A hag.
    • In a dark Grott the baleful Haggard lay,
      Breathing black Vengeance, and infecting Day1699, Samuel Garth, The Dispensary

Noun (2)

haggard (plural haggards)

  1. (Ireland, Scotland, dialectal, Isle of Man) A stackyard, an enclosure on a farm for stacking grain, hay, etc.
    • He tuk a slew [swerve] round the haggard http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/fulltext/am1924/pt_s.htm

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Proper noun capitalized: Haggards

Haggards

  1. (plural) plural of Haggard

Questions about haggards

What is haggards the plural of?
Haggards is the plural of haggard.
What part of speech is haggards?
Haggards is a proper noun.

Words near haggards in the dictionary

  1. Haggai
  2. haggard
  3. Haggardian
  4. haggardly
  5. haggardness
  6. haggards
  7. haggart
  8. haggarts
  9. Hagge
  10. hagged
  11. Haggerston

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