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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tough  \Tough\,  a.  [Compar.  {Tougher};  superl.  {Toughest}.]  [OE. 
  tough,  AS  t[=o]h,  akin  to  D.  taai,  LG  taa,  tage,  tau,  OHG. 
  z[=a]hi,  G.  z[aum]he,  and  also  to  AS  getenge  near  to  close 
  to  oppressive,  OS  bitengi.] 
  1.  Having  the  quality  of  flexibility  without  brittleness; 
  yielding  to  force  without  breaking;  capable  of  resisting 
  great  strain;  as  the  ligaments  of  animals  are  remarkably 
  tough.  ``Tough  roots  and  stubs.  ''  --Milton. 
 
  2.  Not  easily  broken;  able  to  endure  hardship;  firm;  strong; 
  as  tough  sinews.  --Cowper. 
 
  A  body  made  of  brass,  the  crone  demands,  .  .  .  Tough 
  to  the  last  and  with  no  toil  to  tire.  --Dryden. 
 
  The  basis  of  his  character  was  caution  combined  with 
  tough  tenacity  of  purpose.  --J.  A. 
  Symonds 
 
  3.  Not  easily  separated;  viscous;  clammy;  tenacious;  as 
  tough  phlegm. 
 
  4.  Stiff;  rigid;  not  flexible;  stubborn;  as  a  tough  bow. 
 
  So  tough  a  frame  she  could  not  bend.  --Dryden. 
 
  5.  Severe;  violent;  as  a  tough  storm.  [Colloq.]  ``  A  tough 
  debate.  ''  --Fuller. 
 
  {To  make  it  tough},  to  make  it  a  matter  of  difficulty;  to 
  make  it  a  hard  matter.  [Obs.]  --Chaucer.




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