The meaning of Hardscrabble
ˈhɑːdˌskræb.əl
Hardscrabble – definition
adjectiveInvolving hard work and struggle.
Usage examples:
The film recounts a year in the hardscrabble life of a tenant farmer
adjectiveHardscrabble land or soil is not suitable for growing grass, plants, or crops
Usage examples:
The neighbourhood was dotted with asphalt lots and hardscrabble fields on which the local children …
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Word origin
early 19th century: originally as a noun in the sense ‘place thought of as the epitome of barrenness’.
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