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guard hair
noun
- the long, usually stiff outer hair protecting the underfur in certain animals.
guard hair
noun
- any of the coarse hairs that form the outer fur in certain mammals, rising above the underfur
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Word History and Origins
Origin of guard hair1
First recorded in 1910–15
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Example Sentences
More than 200 impression slides and whole mounts of guard hair and underfur were prepared.
From Project Gutenberg
These are defined as inner or under fur, and top or guard hair.
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This is called the top-hair, over-hair, guard-hair or protective hair.
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