hards

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See also: Hards and härds

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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hards

  1. plural of hard

Etymology 2

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From Middle English herdes, hurdes, plural of herde (piece of hards), from Old English heordan (hards of flax, tow), weak feminine plural of heorde (headhair), from Proto-West Germanic *heʀdā, from Proto-Germanic *hezdǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *kes- (to comb, card).

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Noun

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hards (uncountable)

  1. The short coarser fibers of flax or hemp; tow.
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Adjective

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hards

  1. plural of hard