hard-scrabble

A form of hardscrabble — Requiring much work to farm, and ultimately not very productive.

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Meanings

adjectivehard-scrabble (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of hardscrabble.
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APA

hard-scrabble. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard-scrabble

MLA

“hard-scrabble.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard-scrabble. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hard-scrabble,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard-scrabble.

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