hards

[ hahrdz ]

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plural noun

the refuse or coarser parts of flax or hemp, separated in hackling.

Origin of hards

First recorded before 900; Middle English herdes, Old English heordan

Also hurds [hurdz] /hɜrdz/ .

Words Nearby hards

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How to use hards in a sentence

It will be interesting to see how that admonition plays with the die-hards.
It’s Not the President’s Speech That Makes News but the Reactions to It | Michelle Cottle | January 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Jamelle Bouie on why the party still fears its die-hards above all.
The GOP Is Still Chained to the Base | Jamelle Bouie | September 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
For now, the field belongs to the enthusiasts, the die-hards, and the obsessives.
Shots Fired Early in Hillary Clinton Super PAC War | Michelle Cottle | August 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
So Twi-hards fear not, a brooding perfume commercial might still be headed your way.
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Not helping matters is that the film, though loved by certain Smith die-hards, is generally considered a disappointment.
Kevin Smith: Indie God or Disappointment? | Nicole LaPorte | January 25, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST

And this was the question upon which the men of Looe, and especially the Die-hards, hung breathless for the next few days.
Wandering Heath | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
For many of the Die-hards stopped the Doctor to question him, and stood gloomy as he passed on.
Wandering Heath | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Below him by the edge of the stream he sees the encampment of the Gorbals Die-hards.
Huntingtower | John Buchan
You shrink from the hards of life which I steer happily through.
The Half-Hearted | John Buchan
This world has more hards than softs for the average mortal and I never flattered myself on bein' above the average.
Thankful's Inheritance | Joseph C. Lincoln

British Dictionary definitions for hards

hards

hurds

/ (hɑːdz) /

pl n

coarse fibres and other refuse from flax and hemp

Origin of hards

Old English heordan (plural); related to Middle Dutch hēde, Greek keskeon tow

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