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hard-bitten definition

hard·-bitten (härd′bit′'n)

adjective

  1. Archaic that bites hard; tough in fighting: said of dogs
  2. stubborn; tough; dogged

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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