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hards

American  
[hahrdz] / hɑrdz /
Also hurds

plural noun

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

hards British  
/ hɑːdz /

plural noun

  1. coarse fibres and other refuse from flax and hemp

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Etymology

Origin of hards

First recorded before 900; Middle English herdes, Old English heordan

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