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41hard clam — noun an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians • Syn: ↑quahog, ↑quahaug, ↑hard shell clam, ↑round clam, ↑Venus mercenaria, ↑Mercenaria mercenaria • Hypernyms: ↑clam …
42hard coal — noun a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat • Syn: ↑anthracite, ↑anthracite coal • Derivationally related forms: ↑anthracitic (for: ↑anthracite) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
43Hard-tail — The term hard tail has several meanings:* A hard tail electric guitar or archtop guitar is one without a tremolo arm or vibrato tailpiece. * A hard tail bicycle or motorcycle is one without rear suspension. See Bicycle suspension or Suspension… …
44Hard Sell — Advertising and sales practices denoted by aggressive or forceful language. A hard sell is designed to get a consumer to purchase a good or service in the short term, rather than evaluate his or her options and potentially decide to wait on the… …
45hard-cooked — adj. another term for hard boiled (sense 1) * * * adj US : ↑hard boiled 1 hard cooked eggs …
46Hard Dollars — Cash fees or payments made by an investor or customer to a brokerage firm in return for their services. Hard dollars differ from soft dollar payments because soft dollar payments are paid within the commission revenue from making trades or… …
47hard labor — A special condition of imprisonment for crime. 21 Am J2d Crim L § 615. Describing the labor as hard, in a sentence imposing imprisonment at hard labor, does not signify that it shall be of unusual severity. It means no more than that it is… …
48Hard commodity — A hard commodity is a commodity such as metals, crude oil, or coal. This term generally refers to commodities that are mined, rather than grown.ee also*Soft commodity …
49hard case — noun a) A tough person. Because he is in the police force, Andy is a hard case. b) An amusing, funny, witty, or possibly strange person. May be used as a term of endearment. Syn: tough case, difficult …
50Hard Landing — A term used to describe an economy going into recession as the government attempts to slow down inflation. The Fed will try to avoid a hard landing by raising interest rates only enough to slow the economy down without putting it into recession… …
