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Hardy
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolue; intrepid. Hap helpeth hardy man alway. Chaucer.
2. Confident; full of assurance; in a bad sense, morally hardened; shameless.
3. Strong; firm; compact. [A] blast may shake in pieces his hardy fabric. South.
4. Inured to fatigue or hardships; strong; capable of endurance; as, a hardy veteran; a hardy mariner.
5. Able to withstand the cold of winter.