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.

Adjective; 1. Working as hard as you can and still barely getting by. 2. An area of land which can only support sparse, hearty plants and weeds. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to hardscrabble:
hardscrabble.

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