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hard·pan (härd′pan′)

noun

  1. a layer of hard soil cemented by almost insoluble materials that restrict the downward movement of water and roots
  2. solid, unplowed ground
  3. ☆ the hard, underlying part of anything; solid foundation

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