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hardscrabble
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As an adjective, hardscrabble means requiring much work to farm, and ultimately not very productive.
Meanings of hardscrabble
3 meaningsadjective
of landRequiring much work to farm, and ultimately not very productive.
“his hardscrabble peanut farm”
Involving hard work and struggle.
“He leads a hardscrabble existence.”
Barely satisfying a lower standard
“the sharecropper's hardscrabble life”
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