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Phosphor-bronze :: Phosphor-bronze (n.) A variety of bronze possessing great hardness, elasticity, and toughness, obtained by melting copper with tin phosphide. It contains one or two per cent of phosphorus and from five to fifteen per cent of tin..

Horn :: Horn (n.) The tough, fibrous material of which true horns are composed, being, in the Ox family, chiefly albuminous, with some phosphate of lime; also, any similar substance, as that which forms the hoof crust of horses, sheep, and cattle; as, a spoon of horn..

Tough-head :: Tough-head (n.) The ruddy duck.

Wiry :: Wiry (a.) Capable of endurance; tough; sinewy; as, a wiry frame or constitution..

Brittle :: Brittle (a.) Easily broken; apt to break; fragile; not tough or tenacious.

Keratose :: Keratose (n.) A tough, horny animal substance entering into the composition of the skeleton of sponges, and other invertebrates; -- called also keratode..

Tough :: Tough (superl.) Not easily broken; able to endure hardship; firm; strong; as, tough sinews..

Leverwood :: Leverwood (n.) The American hop hornbeam (Ostrya Virginica), a small tree with very tough wood..

Tough :: Tough (superl.) Severe; violent; as, a tough storm..

Withy :: Withy (a.) Made of withes; like a withe; flexible and tough; also, abounding in withes..

String :: String (n.) The tough fibrous substance that unites the valves of the pericap of leguminous plants, and which is readily pulled off; as, the strings of beans..

Rattan :: Rattan (n.) One of the long slender flexible stems of several species of palms of the genus Calamus, mostly East Indian, though some are African and Australian. They are exceedingly tough, and are used for walking sticks, wickerwork, chairs and seats of chairs, cords and cordage, and many other purposes..

Fibre :: Fibre (n.) Sinew; strength; toughness; as, a man of real fiber..

Incogitant :: Incogitant (a.) Toughtless; inconsiderate.

Mango :: Mango (n.) The fruit of the mango tree. It is rather larger than an apple, and of an ovoid shape. Some varieties are fleshy and luscious, and others tough and tasting of turpentine. The green fruit is pickled for market..

Stout :: Stout (superl.) Firm; tough; materially strong; enduring; as, a stout vessel, stick, string, or cloth..

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..

Ash :: Ash (n.) The tough, elastic wood of the ash tree..

Toughen :: Toughen (v. i. & t.) To grow or make tough, or tougher..

Catgut :: Catgut (n.) A cord of great toughness made from the intestines of animals, esp. of sheep, used for strings of musical instruments, etc..

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