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   Hardy , a. [Compar. Hardier ; superl. Hardiest.] [F. hardi, p. p. fr. OF. hardir to make bold; of German origin, cf. OHG. hertan to harden, G. härten. See Hard, a.]
   Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolute; intrepid.
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   Hap helpeth hardy man alway.
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   Confident; full of assurance; in a bad sense, morally hardened; shameless.
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   Strong; firm; compact.
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   [A] blast may shake in pieces his hardy fabric.
   South.
   
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   Inured to fatigue or hardships; strong; capable of endurance; as, a hardy veteran; a hardy mariner.
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   Able to withstand the cold of winter.
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   ☞ 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.
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   Hardy, n. A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole.
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