2. Close-fisted; covetous; niggardly. Bp. Hall.
HARD-FOUGHT
Hard"-fought`, a. Vigorously
Defn: contested; as, a hard-fought battle.
HARD GRASS
Hard" grass` (. (Bot.)
Defn: A name given to several different grasses, especially to the Roltböllia incurvata, and to the species of Ægilops, from one of which it is contended that wheat has been derived.
HARDHACK
Hard"hack` (, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A very astringent shrub (Spiræa tomentosa), common in pastures.
The Potentilla fruticosa in also called by this name.
HARD-HANDED
Hard"-hand`ed, a.
Defn: Having hard hands, as a manual laborer.
Hard-handed men that work in Athens here. Shak.
HARDHEAD
Hard"head`, n.