hardscrabble

Meaning

  1. (Canada, US, not-comparable) Requiring much work to farm, and ultimately not very productive.
  2. (Canada, US, broadly, not-comparable) Involving hard work and struggle.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhɑɹdˌskɹæbəl/
Etymology

From hard + scrabble.

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