hard-spun

[ hahrd-spuhn ]

adjective
  1. (of yarn) compactly twisted in spinning.

Origin of hard-spun

1
First recorded in 1905–10

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British Dictionary definitions for hard-spun

hard-spun

adjective
  1. (of yarn) spun with a firm close twist

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