Talk:hard lines
Add topicLatest comment: 3 years ago by Equinox in topic Possibly military origin
Possibly military origin
[edit]John Camden Hotten's Slang Dictionary (1873) has "hard lines, hardship, difficulty. Soldiers' term for hard duty on the lines in front of the enemy." Equinox ◑ 05:43, 16 May 2021 (UTC)