hard ground

American  

noun

1. an etching ground applied to the surface of a plate held over a small flame and spread by a dabber or brayer.

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The other, a Flea Bottom orphan taken in by a drunken hedge knight, spent most of his life sleeping on the hard ground.

From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026

Roch Cholowsky made a slick play in the seventh, fielding a hard ground ball to his left and throwing to first off-balance from behind second to help reliever Jack O’Connor toss a scoreless inning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2025

Often too sleepy to fly, the insects crash into the hard ground or almond trees.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2024

Instead, Taylor Trammell hit a hard ground ball to first baseman Jose Abreu, who stepped on the bag for the second out and fired to second.

From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2023

A dark and restless sky still moved overhead, but where was the hard ground, the wet, the mud, the dead birds?

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen