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hardscrabble

  • /ˈhɑɹdˌskɹæbəl/ US

Rhymes with -æbəl

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From hard + scrabble.

adjective hard-scrabble

  1. Canada, US, not comparable, of land Requiring much work to farm, and ultimately not very productive. his hardscrabble peanut farm
  2. Canada, US, broadly, not comparable Involving hard work and struggle. He leads a hardscrabble existence.

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adj involving hard work and struggle

Deutschmühselig, entbehrungsreich

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@misc{hardscrabble_2026,
  title = {hardscrabble},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hardscrabble},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}