The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hardhack
Hardhack \Hard"hack`\ (-h[a^]k`), n. (Bot.) A very astringent shrub ( Spir[ae]a tomentosa), common in pastures. The Potentilla fruticosa is also called by this name.
Wiktionary
hardhack
n. A plant, the steeplebush.
Usage examples of "hardhack".
Some of the time he could hardly see the narrow sidewalk path between the dusty meadowsweet and hardhack bushes, since those floating black threads wove together into a veritable veil before him.