adjective Date: 1804 1. being or relating to a place of barren or barely arable soil , getting a meager living from poor soil , marked by poverty
HARDSCRABBLE
Meaning of HARDSCRABBLE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012