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| | HARD - Definition |
 | | S.] {Hard pan}, the hard stratum of earth lying beneath the soil; hence, figuratively, the firm, substantial, fundamental part or quality of anything; as, the hard pan of character, of a matter in dispute, etc. |
 | | {Hard wood}, wood of a solid or hard texture; as walnut, oak, ash, box, and the like, in distinction from pine, poplar, hemlock, etc. |
 | | Hard is also often used in composition with a participle; as, hard-baked; hard-earned; hard-working; hard-won. |
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