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hardhack

[ hahrd-hak ]

noun

  1. a woolly-leaved North American shrub, Spiraea tomentosa, of the rose family, having short, spikelike clusters of rose-colored flowers.


hardhack

/ ˈɑːˌæ /

noun

  1. a woody North American rosaceous plant, Spiraea tomentosa, with downy leaves and tapering clusters of small pink or white flowers Also calledsteeplebush
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hardhack1

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15; hard + hack 1
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The lithe red fox glides across the upper pastures and weaves among the hardhack unchallenged, for this is not hunting weather.

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The waste lands shine yellow with the blooms of the marching hardhack.

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To be given, in hardhack tea, as occasion may require.

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Take an infusion of hardhack, strain, and add a table-spoonful of finely-pulverized charcoal to every three quarts of fluid.

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Should a diarrhœa attend the malady, give an occasional drink of hardhack tea.

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