hardscrabble

== English == === Alternative forms === hard-scrabble === Etymology === From hard +‎ scrabble. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɑɹdˌskɹæbəl/ Rhymes: -æbəl === Adjective === hardscrabble (not comparable) (Canada, US, of land) Requiring much work to farm, and ultimately not very productive. (Canada, US, by extension) Involving hard work and struggle. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “hardscrabble”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.