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hard-wearing

British  

adjective

  1. resilient, durable, and tough

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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They are also hard-wearing, which means they can be drained and recovered to play football on.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2025

For tips on designing a hard-wearing gym that’s a joy to use, we asked designers how they approach workout spaces.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2022

The hard-wearing, all-weather textile hearkens to an older, simpler way of life, its history touching on both the doings of British royals and local farm life.

From National Geographic • Jan. 14, 2021

More than just a retail experience, Jeans Street is a homage to denim, with the hard-wearing blue fabric referenced in everything from vending machines to drain covers and signs to public loos.

From The Guardian • Sep. 24, 2019

He bought supplies—flour and salt and a few other essentials—simple tools and utensils such as are carried by prospectors, blankets, shells for his rifle, and a few, simple, hard-wearing clothes.

From The Sky Line of Spruce by Marshall, Edison

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