Definition of tough

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Tough (superl.) Stiff; rigid; not flexible; stubborn; as, a tough bow..

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Tough-pitch :: Tough-pitch (n.) The exact state or quality of texture and consistency of well reduced and refined copper.
Cagmag :: Cagmag (n.) A tough old goose; hence, coarse, bad food of any kind..
Sida :: Sida (n.) A genus of malvaceous plants common in the tropics. All the species are mucilaginous, and some have tough ligneous fibers which are used as a substitute for hemp and flax..
Dura Mater :: Dura mater () The tough, fibrous membrane, which lines the cavity of the skull and spinal column, and surrounds the brain and spinal cord; -- frequently abbreviated to dura..
Toughly :: Toughly (adv.) In a tough manner.
Tough :: Tough (superl.) Not easily separated; viscous; clammy; tenacious; as, tough phlegm..
Endure :: Endure (v. t.) To harden; to toughen; to make hardy.
Strong :: Strong (superl.) Solid; tough; not easily broken or injured; able to withstand violence; able to sustain attacks; not easily subdued or taken; as, a strong beam; a strong rock; a strong fortress or town..
Saussurite :: Saussurite (n.) A tough, compact mineral, of a white, greenish, or grayish color. It is near zoisite in composition, and in part, at least, has been produced by the alteration of feldspar..
Tough-cake :: Tough-cake (n.) See Tough-pitch (b).
Gnar :: Gnar (n.) A knot or gnarl in wood; hence, a tough, thickset man; -- written also gnarr..
Funiliform :: Funiliform (a.) Resembling a cord in toughness and flexibility, as the roots of some endogenous trees..
Lash :: Lash (n.) A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough; as, the culprit received thirty-nine lashes..
Tough-head :: Tough-head (n.) The ruddy duck.
Pewter :: Pewter (n.) A hard, tough, but easily fusible, alloy, originally consisting of tin with a little lead, but afterwards modified by the addition of copper, antimony, or bismuth..
Toughening :: Toughening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Toughe.
Leatherwood :: Leatherwood (n.) A small branching shrub (Dirca palustris), with a white, soft wood, and a tough, leathery bark, common in damp woods in the Northern United States; -- called also moosewood, and wicopy..
Fibre :: Fibre (n.) Sinew; strength; toughness; as, a man of real fiber..
Toughness :: Toughness (n.) The quality or state of being tough.
Cobalt :: Cobalt (n.) A tough, lustrous, reddish white metal of the iron group, not easily fusible, and somewhat magnetic. Atomic weight 59.1. Symbol Co..
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