hards

noun

SayHARDZUS/hɑɹdz/UK/hɑːdz/

2 meanings of hards

1
noun
Plural of hard. Use this form when you mean more than one hard.
The fishing boats were pulled up onto the hards below the village.
Several hards along the river gave the crews firm ground at low tide.
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2
noununcountable
The short, rough fibers left behind when flax or hemp is combed and cleaned.
The old rope maker twisted hards into cheap, rough twine for tying hay.
Workers swept up the hards that fell from the flax during combing.
Similartow, oakum
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hards is a form of hard

hard, noun: A prison sentence of hard labor, in slang, as in three years' hard. Full entry

Forms: hardhards plural
Spelling: hard → hards: add -s
Sound: The ending sounds like /z/.

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Origin

It comes from an Old English word for the coarse fibers of flax or tow, going all the way back to a root meaning "to comb or card."