What does "hardy" mean?
Hardy: Confident; full of assurance; in a bad sense, morally hardened; shameless.
Additional senses
- 2.Strong; firm; compact. [A] blast may shake in pieces his hardy fabric. South.
- 3.Inured to fatigue or hardships; strong; capable of endurance; as, a hardy veteran; a hardy mariner.
- 4.Able to withstand the cold of winter. Note: Plants which are hardy in Virginia may perish in New England. Half-hardy plants are those which are able to withstand mild winters or moderate frosts.
- 5.A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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