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hard-spun
[ hahrd-spuhn ]
adjective
- (of yarn) compactly twisted in spinning.
hard-spun
adjective
- (of yarn) spun with a firm close twist
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hard-spun1
First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences
It is made of long wool hard spun, sometimes mixed in the loom with cotton or linen yarn.
From Project Gutenberg
It is woven of hard spun silk yarn “in the gum” or natural condition.
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Every bowstring was as yet in its case, with its hard spun silk securely dry.
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