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hair·ball (hārґbawl) trichobezoar.Medical dictionary. 2011.
hairball — hair ball , hair ball hair ball (h[^a]r b[e^]l ), n. a compact mass of hair that forms in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur; as, the cat coughed up a hairball right on the new rug. [WordNet sense 1 + 2] [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hairball — (n.) 1712, from HAIR (Cf. hair) + BALL (Cf. ball) (n.1) … Etymology dictionary
hairball — ► NOUN ▪ a ball of hair which collects in the stomach of an animal as a result of the animal licking its coat … English terms dictionary
hairball — [her′bôl΄] n. a rounded mass of hair that may form in the stomach or intestines of a cow, cat, or other animal that licks its coat … English World dictionary
Hairball — A hairball is a small collection of hair or fur formed in the stomach of animals that is occasionally vomited up when it becomes too big. Hairballs are primarily a tight elongated cylinder of packed fur, but may include bits of vomit or recently… … Wikipedia
hairball — 1. AND furball n. an obnoxious person. □ I wish that the guys I date didn’t always turn out to be hairballs. □ Stop being such a furball, Wally. 2. exclam. How awful! (Usually Hairball! An exclamation of disgust. From the name of the undigested… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
hairball — noun a) A small wad of fur or mass of hair formed in the digestive system of a cat or other animal, from hair ingested while grooming. The contract negotiations are turning into a real hairball. b) A messy, tangled … Wiktionary
hairball — /hair bawl /, n. a ball of hair accumulated in the stomach or intestines of a cat or other animal as a result of the animal s licking its coat. [1705 15; HAIR + BALL1] * * * also called furball gastrointestinal obstruction occurring in… … Universalium
hairball — n American an unpleasant and/or despicable per son, by analogy with something vomited by a cat. The phrase owes its usage from the 1980s partly to the fact that, while offensive, it is not obscene and can therefore be used in television dramas… … Contemporary slang
hairball — n. mass of hair found in the stomach of a cat or other animal … English contemporary dictionary
