HARDOCK
Har"dock, n. [Obs.]
Defn: See Hordock.
HARDPAN
Hard"pan`, n.
Defn: The hard substratum. Same as Hard pan, under Hard, a.
HARDS
Hards, n. pl. Etym: [OE. herdes, AS. heordan; akin to G. hede.]
Defn: The refuse or coarse part of fiax; tow.
HARD-SHELL
Hard"-shell`, a.
Defn: Unyielding; insensible to argument; uncompromising; strict.
[Collog., U.S.]
HARDSHIP
Hard"ship, n.
Defn: That which is hard to hear, as toil, privation, injury, injustice, etc. Swift.