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Hardscrabble

/ˈhɑɹdˌskɹæbəl/

Of land: taking a lot of work to farm, and even then not very productive.

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📖 Definitions of "Hardscrabble"

adjective
  1. 1

    Of land: taking a lot of work to farm, and even then not very productive.

  2. 2

    Involving hard work and struggle.

    "He leads a hardscrabble existence."

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