hairball
/ˈhɛrˌbɔl/
noun
- A small mass of hair that collects in the stomach of an animal (especially a cat) and is sometimes vomited up.
- Regular brushing helps prevent hairballs in long-haired cats.
- The vet said the hairball was too large to pass naturally.
- My cat coughed up a hairball on the rug this morning.
- A messy or tangled clump of hair, especially from a hairbrush or drain.
- The vacuum choked on a hairball under the sofa.
- She pulled a hairball from her brush and threw it in the trash.
- I cleaned a huge hairball out of the shower drain.