单词 | hard-bred |
释义 | > as lemmashard-bred hard-bred adj. bred to be hardy. ΚΠ 1632 R. Brome Northern Lasse i. i. sig. B Shee has a good estate..and were an apt match for one that knew how to governe it, and her; some hard bred Cittizen, crafty Lawyer, or countrey Iustice. 1777 W. Green tr. Horace Odes iv. iv. 171 This hard-bred race, Vain toss'd, and wreck'd on Tuscan seas. 1875 ‘A. Leigh’ New Minnesinger 63 The hard-bred grass doth not fear to brave The roughest storms that may blow. 2001 Jrnl. (Newcastle) (Nexis) 12 June 30 To we hard-bred Northerners, Scotland is just like a home from home. < as lemmas |
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