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hards

[ hahrdz ]

plural noun

  1. the refuse or coarser parts of flax or hemp, separated in hackling.


hards

/ hɑːdz /

plural noun

  1. coarse fibres and other refuse from flax and hemp
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hards1

First recorded before 900; Middle English herdes, Old English heordan
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hards1

Old English heordan (plural); related to Middle Dutch hēde, Greek keskeon tow
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Example Sentences

It will be interesting to see how that admonition plays with the die-hards.

Jamelle Bouie on why the party still fears its die-hards above all.

For now, the field belongs to the enthusiasts, the die-hards, and the obsessives.

So Twi-hards fear not, a brooding perfume commercial might still be headed your way.

Not helping matters is that the film, though loved by certain Smith die-hards, is generally considered a disappointment.

And this was the question upon which the men of Looe, and especially the Die-hards, hung breathless for the next few days.

For many of the Die-hards stopped the Doctor to question him, and stood gloomy as he passed on.

Below him by the edge of the stream he sees the encampment of the Gorbals Die-Hards.

You shrink from the hards of life which I steer happily through.

This world has more hards than softs for the average mortal and I never flattered myself on bein' above the average.

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