case hardened
adjective
Roget 376:
insensible,
unfeeling,
senseless,
impercipient†,
callous,
thick-skinned,
pachydermatous;
hard,
hardened;
case hardened;
proof,
obtuse,
dull;
anaesthetic;
comatose,
paralytic,
palsied,
numb,
dead.
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case harden
verb
Roget 159:
be strong
etc.
adj.,
be stronger;
overmatch.
render strong
etc.
adj.;
give strength
etc.
n.;
strengthen,
invigorate,
brace,
nerve,
fortify,
sustain,
harden,
case harden,
steel,
gird;
screw up,
wind up,
set up;
gird up one's loins,
brace up one's loins;
recruit,
set on one's legs;
vivify;
refresh
etc.
689;
refect†;
reinforce,
reenforce
etc.
(restore)
660.
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