English

Pronunciation
(US) IPA: /�h�rd�skræb�l/
audio|en-us-hardscrabble.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æb�l|-æb�l

Adjective
hard-scrabble

1. said of land that takes a lot of work in order to farm and even then is not very productive

#*1922: Rex Ellingwood Beach, Flowing Gold
#*:In the case of Allegheny Briskow, poverty, the drought, the grinding hardships of these hard-scrabble Texas counties, had dwarfed the intellect, the very soul of a splendid young animal.

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• 2006-08-11 13:52 - ScsRhymeBot - edited by robot: added English rhyme

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