staggy
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The Leghorns and similar breeds are too small and become staggy too soon.
From The Dollar Hen by Hastings, Milo M. (Milo Milton)
Choice large capons and ducks were in steady demand, but I blushed for my profession when I read that roasting chickens were running coarse, staggy, and of irregular value.
From The Diary of a Goose Girl by Shepperson, Claude A.
Barley, immediately brought to the malt house from the field, rarely makes good malt, as a great proportion of it becomes staggy, and will not grow.
From The American Practical Brewer and Tanner by Coppinger, Joseph
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