Having or covered with shaggy hair; rough with hair. Chiefly said of animals.

Covered with hair; hairy, shaggy; (now esp. of an animal) having long or coarse hair, wool, etc.; unclipped, unshorn.

transferred. Having a bushy head of hair.

Of an animal, etc.: having a mane. Frequently as the second element in compounds, as long-maned, etc. (for more established compounds see the…

Shaggy or shock-haired.

Resembling the head of a mop; esp. (of a person) having a thick head of hair.

Having shaggy hair.

= shag-haired, adj.

Covered with or having long coarse or bushy hair. Of persons: Unkempt.

Having coarse unkempt hair; shock-headed.

Having rough or shaggy hair; hairy, shaggy.

explained by Weber ‘shag-headed, as an Irish hobby’.

Having rough thick hair. Of hair: Rough and thick, shaggy. (See also shock-head, n.)

Having a thick head of hair.

attributive or adj. (in quot. 1842 transferred).

tousled-headed, tousled-looking adjs.

attributive and in other combinations, as tousle-haired, tousle-headed adjs.; touslehead.