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an etching ground applied to the surface of a plate held over a small flame and spread by a dabber or brayer.Compare soft ground (def. 1).

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How to use hard ground in a sentence

The base of the pool is also inflatable, which puts a little bit of cushion between your little ones and the hard ground beneath them.
Best kiddie pool: Turn your backyard into a childhood oasis|Jen McCaffery|July 22, 2021|Popular-Science
It feels weird, but in a few steps you’ll be walking naturally just as you do on hard ground.
Stumble-proof robot adapts to challenging terrain in real time|Devin Coldewey|July 9, 2021|TechCrunch
The tent pegs can be used in hard ground if you’re at a park, campground, or somewhere else without sand.
This canopy tent is what you need for outdoor activities this Summer|Quinn Gawronski|June 20, 2021|Popular-Science
This room simulated how sound would have behaved due to the hard ground inside the monument and the open landscape around it.
Stonehenge enhanced voices and music within the stone ring|Bruce Bower|September 29, 2020|Science News For Students

He walked about, stumbling over sticks and stones and stumps, sometimes falling down on soft moss, and again on the hard ground.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
At first the road passed over very hard ground, then through deep sand, which continued till we got to Yca.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi
A little bewildered by this order, but quite ready to obey, Marjorie started at once and fairly flew over the hard ground.
Marjorie's Busy Days|Carolyn Wells
The moment one roller was released it was carried ahead, and at length the gun was dragged up to hard ground.
The Missing Ship|W. H. G. Kingston
With that the servant let go the big instrument, placing it with a thud none too gently on the hard ground.
Tom Swift and His Giant Telescope|Victor Appleton