hardscrabble

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Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

hard-scrabble

1.
(Canada, US, not comparable)(Canada, US, of land) Requiring much work to farm, and ultimately not very productive.
his hardscrabble peanut farm
2.
(Canada, US, broadly, not comparable)(Canada, US, by extension) Involving hard work and struggle.
He leads a hardscrabble existence.

Nguồn gốc từ

From hard + scrabble.