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hard-on

[ hahrd-on, -awn ]

/ ˈhɑrdˌɒn, -ˌɔn /

noun, plural hard-ons. Slang: Vulgar.

an erection of the penis.

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to remove or destroy all traces of.

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Origin of hard-on

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby hard-on

hard-liner, hard-mouthed, hard-nose, hard-nosed, hard-of-hearing, hard-on, hard-pressed, hard-put, hard-rock, hard-sell, hard-set

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Example sentences from the Web for hardon

Doctor Hardon apparently thought it could, for there was a strange smile upon his countenance.
Mad|George Manville Fenn
Oh, say, did you hear about the time Will Hardon had with the Dicky, last week?
Brenda, Her School and Her Club|Helen Leah Reed
It never rains but it pours, and the storm fell heavily now upon the head of Doctor Hardon of Somesham.
Mad|George Manville Fenn
My name is Hardon; I came to see my father for the last time.
Mad|George Manville Fenn

Doctor Hardon turned almost purple with rage, but by an effort he choked it down.
Mad|George Manville Fenn

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