hardscrabble

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Pronunciation

IPA /ˈhɑɹdˌskɹæbəl/

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Adjective

hardscrabble adjective

Of land: taking a lot of work to farm, and even then not very productive.
Involving hard work and struggle.“He leads a hardscrabble existence.”

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Synonyms

meagre meager marginal meagerly poor unfruitful hard-scrabble scrunty slash and burn starveacre hardscaped agricultural crump cribble hardpacked fallowed

Associated

scare unincorporated kappa monsters canyon maine farm farms mike intersection golf childhood

Rhymes

babble gabble rabble immeasurable babel grabble dabble psychobabble brabble babul

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