hardman

/ (ˈhɑːdˌmæn) /

noun

a tough, ruthless, or violent man

Nearby words

harding, warren g., harding, warren gamaliel, hardinge, hardly, hardly ever, hardman, hardmouthed, hardness, hardouin mansart, hardouin, jules, hardpan

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Examples from the Web for hardman

The third window (also by Hardman) is a memorial to Archdeacon Timbrill.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Gloucester [2nd ed.]|H. J. L. J. Mass
As he spoke he darted a glance at Hardman, who was sitting a little back from the fire, also smoking, but glum and silent.
Klondike Nuggets|E. S. Ellis
But Hardman was out hunting, and there was no gun left there.
Chronicles of Border Warfare|Alexander Scott Withers
This brief interchange ought to have been enough, but Hardman did not appear to think so.
Klondike Nuggets|E. S. Ellis

I heard Mr. Hardman tell the butcher that he needed someone to help pick his late strawberries, and he'll pay five cents a quart.
At the Little Brown House|Ruth Alberta Brown