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hardhack

hard·hack
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahrd-hak]
    • /ˈhɑrdˌhæk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahrd-hak]
    • /ˈhɑrdˌhæk/

Definitions of hardhack word

  • noun hardhack a woolly-leaved North American shrub, Spiraea tomentosa, of the rose family, having short, spikelike clusters of rose-colored flowers. 1
  • noun hardhack shrubby cinquefoil. 1
  • noun hardhack A plant, the steeplebush. 1
  • noun hardhack a woody North American rosaceous plant, Spiraea tomentosa, with downy leaves and tapering clusters of small pink or white flowers 0
  • noun hardhack steeplebush 0

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Origin of hardhack

First appearance:

before 1805
One of the 41% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1805-15; hard + hack1

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Parts of speech for Hardhack

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hardhack popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

hardhack usage trend in Literature

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