hard-spun

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hahrd spuhn]
- /hɑrd spʌn/
- /hɑːd spʌn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahrd spuhn]
- /hɑrd spʌn/

Definitions of hard-spun word

adjective hard-spun (of yarn) compactly twisted in spinning. 1
adjective hard-spun (of yarn) spun with a firm close twist 0
adjective hard-spun spun with a firm, close twist 0

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Origin of hard-spun

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Hard-spun

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hard-spun

hard-spun popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.