shaggy

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

SHAG'GY, 1. Rough with long hair or wool. About his shoulders hangs the shaggy skin. Dryden. 2. Rough; rugged; as the shaggy tops of hills. And throw the shaggy spoils about your shoulders. Addison.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI

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