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Definition of Toughed
1. tough [v] - See also: tough
Lexicographical Neighbors of Toughed
Literary usage of Toughed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"toughed it out here two years. Result: stock in hand, five tow- heads and seven
... 1873 Our brave little schooner " toughed it oiit " on the distant ledge. ..."
2. Curious Punishments of Bygone Days by Alice Morse Earle (1896)
"of October, 1626 : " for ye severall offences aforenamed, of ye said Margaret
Jones, yt Shee bee toughed or dragged at a boats Starne in ye River from ye ..."
3. Essays on Strategy edited by Thomas C. Gill (1996)
"But, had Diem "toughed it out" with Kennedy and Johnson, would he have resisted
the growing American desire to introduce combat troops into his country? ..."
4. The Writings of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David Thoreau (1906)
"No," said Minott, " I 've toughed it through the winter, and I want to stay and
hear the bluebirds once more." The patches of bare ground grow larger and ..."
5. The Law Reports by James Redfoord Bulwer (1872)
"... time immemorial ¡toughed up the footway when anil in such parts as they thought
fit, and in other parts lifted the plough across it. ..."
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