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Adjective: hardscrabble  'haa(r)d,skra-bul
  1. Characterized by poverty and hardship; involving a harsh struggle for survival
    "the hardscrabble life of mountain farmers"

See also: meager [N. Amer], meagerly [N. Amer], meagre [Brit, Cdn], meagrely [Brit, Cdn], scrimpy, stingy [informal]

Encyclopedia: Hardscrabble, Ohio