hardscrabble existence

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• hardscrabble — /hahrd skrab euhl/, adj. providing or yielding meagerly in return for much effort; demanding or unrewarding: the hardscrabble existence of mountainside farmers. [1795 1805, Amer.; HARD + SCRABBLE] * * * …   Universalium

• hardscrabble — hard•scrab•ble [[t]ˈhɑrdˌskræb əl[/t]] adj. providing or yielding meagerly in return for much effort: a hardscrabble existence[/ex] • Etymology: 1795–1805 …   From formal English to slang

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