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Tough joint of meat for refuge, by the way
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hard shoulder
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He left her on the hard shoulder , near Epping, Essex, saying she would only have to wait 15 minutes. ▪ He pulled up on the hard shoulder , switched off and got out. ▪ I pictured a man taking leave of his motor; wobbling from ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a paved strip beside a motorway (for stopping in emergencies)
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A verge to the side of a highway, which should be used only in case of an emergency (especially on a motorway)
Usage examples of hard shoulder.
Suddenly I felt a hard shoulder in the small of my back and was flying into a hedge of Texas sage.
Twice the petrol pump faltered and he glided on to the hard shoulder.
For this ride, Clark had a driver, but he had the same problem with traffic that Noonan was having, and adopted the same solution, speeding down the hard shoulder with his horn blowing and lights blinking.