• Hardy

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -ɑː(r)di

    Origin

    From Old French hardi, past participle of hardir ("harden, make bold"), from Frankish *hardjan. Cognate with hard.

    Full definition of hardy

    Adjective

    hardy

    1. Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships. A hardy plant is one that can withstand the extremes of climate, such as frost.For example when a pirate says: "Yarr, me hardies", It's the plural and refers to his hardy crew.

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    Noun

    hardy

    (plural hardies)
    1. A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole.

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