HARDWARE
Hard"ware`, n.
Defn: Ware made of metal, as cutlery, kitchen utensils, and the like; ironmongery.
HARDWAREMAN
Hard"ware`man, n.; pl. Hardwaremen (.
Defn: One who makes, or deals in, hardware.
HARDY Har"dy, a. [Compar. Hardier; superl. Hardiest.] Etym: [F.hardi, p. p. fr. OF. hardir to make bold; of German origin, cf. OHG. hertan to harden, G. härten. See Hard, a.]
1. Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolue; intrepid. Hap helpeth hardy man alway. Chaucer.
2. Confident; full of assurance; in a bad sense, morally hardened; shameless.
3. Strong; firm; compact. [A] blast may shake in pieces his hardy fabric. South.
4. Inured to fatigue or hardships; strong; capable of endurance; as, a hardy veteran; a hardy mariner.
5. Able to withstand the cold of winter.