Definition of Hards

1. n. pl. The refuse or coarse part of fiax; tow.

Definition of Hards

1. Noun. (plural of hard) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hards

1. the coarse refuse of flax [n]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hards

hardnose
hardnosed
hardnoses
hardock
hardocks
hardoke
hardokes
hardons
hardpack
hardpacks
hardpan
hardpans
hardpoint
hardpoints
hardpressed
hards (current term)
hardscape
hardscapes
hardscrabble
hardset
hardshell
hardship
hardships
hardspun
hardstand
hardstanding
hardstandings
hardstands
hardstem bulrush
hardstemmed bulrush

Literary usage of Hards

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of Missouri by Eugene Morrow Violette (1918)
"Demo- which was held in Jefferson City in April, 1844, was cap- convention tured by the "hards," who proceeded to table all resolu- Captured by tions ..."

2. A Concordance to the Works of Alexander Popeby Edwin Abbott by Edwin Abbott (1875)
"Rome behold WF 357 Can touch I—s, 'tis a Soul like thine E. i. az Immortality. And Faith, our early i. EA 300 Immortalize. When British hards begin t' i. ..."

3. A Political History of the State of New York by De Alva Stanwood Alexander (1906)
"CHAPTER XIV THE hards AND THE SOFTS 1853 IN NEW YORK a Democratic victory had come to mean a succession of Democratic defeats. It was so after the victory ..."

4. Federal Statutes Annotated: Containing All the Laws of the United States of by United States, William Mark McKinney, Thomas H. Calvert (1917)
"84, 25 US ore-hards, vineyards, pasture, grain fields, (L. ed.) 14, 767. and woodland. US v. Certain Piece Sec. 3263. [Plan of distillery. ..."

5. Autobiography of William H. Seward from 1801 to 1834: With a Memoir of His by William Henry Seward, Frederick William Seward (1891)
""hards" and "Softs." Rise of the "Know-Nothing" Party. "Have You Seen Sam?" AFTER the winter's confinement at Washington, Seward found the- summer life at ..."

6. The Democratic Party of the State of New York: A History of the Origin by James K. McGuire, Martin Wilie Littleton (1905)
"National Conventions and Elections of 1856—Friction Between the hards and Softs—Assault on Charles Sumner—Resignation of Preston—State Conventions of ..."

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