HARDSCRABBLE


Meaning of HARDSCRABBLE in English

/hahrd"skrab'euhl/ , adj.

providing or yielding meagerly in return for much effort; demanding or unrewarding: the hardscrabble existence of mountainside farmers.

[ 1795-1805, Amer.; HARD + SCRABBLE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .