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116 words match “HARDS”

GLORY v.
oss of our Lord Jesus Christ. Gal. vi. 14 No one . . . should glory in his prosperity. Richardson.
GRUB v.
To drudge; to do menial work. Richardson.
HARD a.
ing coat of hard fine plaster applied to the surface of rough plastering. -- Hard lines, hardship; difficult conditions. -- Hard money, coin or specie, as distinguished from paper money. -- Hard oyster (Zoöl.), the northern native oyster. [Local, U. S.] - - Hard pan, the hard stratum of earth lying beneath the soil;…
HARDINESS n.
Hardship; fatigue. [Obs.] Spenser.
HARDY a.
Inured to fatigue or hardships; strong; capable of endurance; as, a hardy veteran; a hardy mariner.
HATCHEL n.
instrument with long iron teeth set in a board, for cleansing flax or hemp from the tow, hards, or coarse part; a kind of large comb; -- called also hackle and heckle.
HELLHAG n.
A hag of or fit for hell. Bp. Richardson.
HOARSEN v.
To make hoarse. I shall be obliged to hoarsen my voice. Richardson.
HORTICULTURAL a.
Of or pertaining to horticulture, or the culture of gardens or orchards.
HORTICULTURE n.
The cultivation of a garden or orchard; the art of cultivating gardens or orchards.
HURDS n.
The coarse part of flax or hemp; hards.
INCARNATE a.
spiritual. [Obs.] I fear nothing . . . that devil carnate or incarnate can fairly do. Richardson.
INDELECTABLE a.
Not delectable; unpleasant; disagreeable. [R.] Richardson.
INTERESTEDNESS n.
The state or quality of being interested; selfishness. Richardson.
INTERNUNCIOSHIP n.
The office or function of an internuncio. Richardson.
IPECACUANHA n.
cuanha), the bastard or wild ipecac (Asclepias Curassavica), and the undulated ipecac (Richardsonia scabra).
KITTENISH a.
Resembling a kitten; playful; as, a kittenish disposition. Richardson.
KNICKKNACKATORY n.
A collection of knickknacks. Richardson.
LATTERLY adv.
a later, as distinguished from a former, period. Latterly Milton was short and thick. Richardson.
LEAF n.
s way of living or doing. [Colloq.] They were both determined to turn over a new leaf. Richardson.
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