Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the outside hardened, as iron tools, etc.
- Figuratively, not sensitive; having no sense of shame; indifferent to reproof or dishonor.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having the surface hardened, as iron tools.
- adjective Hardened against, or insusceptible to, good influences; rendered callous by persistence in wrongdoing or resistance of good influences; -- said of persons.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
caseharden .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective used of persons; emotionally hardened
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Examples
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Of the lot the upper end gun is the Woodcock, color casehardened, single selective trigger, ejectors on the 12 & 20, screw in choketubes.
What is the best over and under shotgun considering value and price? 2009
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Of the lot the upper end gun is the Woodcock, color casehardened, single selective trigger, ejectors on the 12 & 20, screw in choketubes.
What is the best over and under shotgun considering value and price? 2009
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Featuring polypropylene felt soles tapped to accept Chota's casehardened steel cleats, each pair of shoes comes with 28 cleats, which are easily installed or removed-depending on wading conditions-with a 1/4 inch nut driver.
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Others, again, whose interiors have been casehardened by Old Neptune, patrol the deck, and, if the passengers are numerous, congratulate each other in the most heartless manner by the observation, "There'll be plenty of room in the saloon, if this jolly breeze continues!"
Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada Henry A. Murray
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Up to the present, casehardened iron (Gruson) has appeared to best satisfy the contradictory conditions of the problem.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 Various
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Many of the parts are of cast iron, rendered malleable by annealing, and finally casehardened.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 598, June 18, 1887 Various
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An endeavor was next made to substitute a tougher metal for casehardened iron, and steel was naturally thought of.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 Various
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The Krupp works have recommended and constructed a cupola of casehardened iron, while the Saint Chamond works have offered a turret of rolled iron.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 Various
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Pack the pieces to be casehardened in the iron box so as not to touch each other or the box.
Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 Barkham Burroughs
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He not only suffered painfully from his bruises but had to meet the irate looks and casehardened bearing of his parents.
Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life Stuart Oliver Henry 1906
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