Meaning of hardscrabble in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈhɑrdˌskræb(ə)l/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    hardscrabble

    Definitions

    1. yielding little by great labor

    Examples

    • « a hardscrabble farm »
    • « poor soil »

    Synonyms

  2. 2. of a bare living gained by great labor

    Examples

    • « the sharecropper's hardscrabble life »
    • « a marginal existence »

    Synonyms

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