Hardscrabble

What do we mean by hardscrabble?

Earning a bare subsistence, as on the land; marginal. adjective

Barren or marginal farmland. noun

Of or pertaining to land that takes a lot of work in order to farm and even then is not very productive. adjective

Barely satisfying a lower standard adjective

Of land: taking a lot of work to farm, and even then not very productive.

Involving hard work and struggle.

Words that are spelled similarly to hardscrabble:
hardscrabble.

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Adjectives that are often used to describe hardscrabble:
old.

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Words that sound like hardscrabble:
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