cast iron vs hardy

cast iron

adj
  • Durable; tough; resilient. 

  • Inflexible or without exception. 

  • Made of cast iron. 

noun
  • A hard and brittle, but strong, alloy of iron, carbon, and silicon, formed by casting in a mould. 

hardy

adj
  • Brave and resolute. 

  • Impudent. 

  • Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships. 

  • Able to survive adverse growing conditions. 

noun
  • Anything, especially a plant, that is hardy. 

  • A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy hole. 

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