Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [leth -er hahrd]
- /ˈlɛð ər hɑrd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [leth -er hahrd]
- /ˈlɛð ər hɑrd/
Definition of leather-hard word
- adjective leather-hard (of ceramic clay) moist but not sufficiently so to be plastic. 1
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Origin of leather-hard
First appearance:
before 1955 One of the 4% newest English words
First recorded in 1955-60
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Leather-hard
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
leather-hard popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% 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.
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