The Collaborative International Dictionary
hair ball
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
hair ball
n. a compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur) [syn: hairball, trichobezoar]
Usage examples of "hair ball".
You get that van stopped when I'm on my way to the needle, and I'll come back for you, Hair Ball.
He didn't scoff often, so he wasn't good at it, and it appeared to Gabe and Val that he might be gacking up a hair ball.