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guard hair

–noun
the long, usually stiff outer hair protecting the underfur in certain animals.

Origin:
1910–15
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guard hair  
n.  Any of the long coarse hairs forming a layer that covers and protects the soft underfur of certain mammals.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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