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[ hahrd-skrab-uhl ] / ˈhɑrdˌskræb əl /
adjectiveproviding or yielding meagerly in return for much effort; demanding or unrewarding: the hardscrabble existence of mountainside farmers. Origin of hardscrabbleAn Americanism dating back to 1795–1805; hard + scrabble Words nearby hardscrabblehard rubber, hards, hard sauce, hardscape, hard science, hardscrabble, hard sell, hard-set, hard-shell, hard-shell clam, hard-shell crab Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hardscrabbleTheir harrowing escape to Erbil has ended in a precarious and hardscrabble existence. Church Bells Fall Silent in Mosul as Iraq’s Christians Flee|Andrew Doran, Drew Bowling|June 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST But this hardscrabble, prairie town, with its population of 5,000 people, cast its charm on Ballantine. Death in the Heartland: What Happened to Steven Haataja?|Tim Teeman|March 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST For many fans, her hardscrabble youth and rough-and-tumble style were viewed as endearing strengths. ESPN’s ‘The Price of Gold’ Revisits the Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan Scandal|Amy Zimmerman|January 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST At Big Valley, a co-ed pre-K-12 in hardscrabble Modesto, Calif., the trip to Washington D.C. has been an annual rite of passage. The Sequester Ruined Our Eighth-Grade Trip to Washington, D.C.|David Freedlander|March 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In his hardscrabble campaign, there might not even have been a podium ready to welcome him. What Newt Gingrich Can Do for Mitt Romney|Matt Latimer|August 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST The village of Podunk looks down on the neighboring town of Hardscrabble. Mr. and Mrs. Ronayne and the Doctor rode out soon after dinner, sir, in the direction of Hardscrabble. Wau-nan-gee or the Massacre at Chicago|Major John Richardson “We need not be afraid of Hardscrabble winds any more, papa,” said David. The Inglises|Margaret Murray Robertson Mr. Hardscrabble, however, suggests that such stories are extremely common. An Outcast|F. Colburn Adams I've only one thing to ask about that: please don't have the name put as either 'Hardscrabble' or 'Spite House.' Reels and Spindles|Evelyn Raymond
British Dictionary definitions for hardscrabble
noun US informal(modifier) (of a place) difficult to make a living in; barren great effort made in the face of difficulties 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 |