hardhack

[ hahrd-hak ]

/ ˈhɑrdˌhæk /

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noun

a woolly-leaved North American shrub, Spiraea tomentosa, of the rose family, having short, spikelike clusters of rose-colored flowers.

shrubby cinquefoil.

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Origin of hardhack

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; hard + hack¹

Words nearby hardhack

hard feelings, hard fern, hard-fisted, hard goods, hard ground, hardhack, hard-handed, hard hat, hardhead, hardheaded, hardheads

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How to use hardhack in a sentence

Even the peaceful influences of the Sabbath were unable to restore tranquillity to Hardhack.
Romance of California Life|John Habberton
And the causes of all these efforts on the part of Hardhack society enjoyed themselves intensely.
Romance of California Life|John Habberton
But all this excitement was as nothing compared with the tumult which agitated the tender hearts of the maidens at Hardhack.
Romance of California Life|John Habberton
The lithe red fox glides across the upper pastures and weaves among the hardhack unchallenged, for this is not hunting weather.
Minstrel Weather|Marian Storm

Take an infusion of hardhack, strain, and add a table-spoonful of finely-pulverized charcoal to every three quarts of fluid.
The American Reformed Cattle Doctor|George Dadd

British Dictionary definitions for hardhack

hardhack

/ (ˈhɑːdˌhæk) /

noun

a woody North American rosaceous plant, Spiraea tomentosa, with downy leaves and tapering clusters of small pink or white flowersAlso called: steeplebush

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