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hurds

hurds is the alternative form of hards.

Meaning of hards

Noun

hards (uncountable)

  1. The short coarser fibers of flax or hemp; tow.
    Synonyms:
    tow, oakum

See all 2 meanings of hards

Origin of hurds

See hards.

Questions about hurds

What is hurds the alternative form of?
Hurds is the alternative form of hards.

Words near hurds in the dictionary

  1. hurdlework
  2. hurdleworks
  3. hurdling
  4. hurdlings
  5. Hurdlow
  6. hurds
  7. hurdy-gurdies
  8. hurdy-gurdist
  9. hurdy-gurdists
  10. hurdy-gurdy
  11. hurdy-gurdyist

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hurds (page history and authors); hards (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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