made+hard

  • 131Hard and fast — Fast Fast, a. [Compar. {Faster}; superl. {Fastest}.] [OE., firm, strong, not loose, AS. f[ae]st; akin to OS. fast, D. vast, OHG. fasti, festi, G. fest, Icel. fastr, Sw. & Dan. fast, and perh. to E. fetter. The sense swift comes from the idea of… …

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  • 132Hard multum — Multum Mul tum, n. An extract of quassia licorice, fraudulently used by brewers in order to economize malt and hops. Craig. [1913 Webster] {Hard multum}, a preparation made from {Cocculus Indicus}, etc., used to impart an intoxicating quality to… …

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