What does hard-grained mean?

hard-grained

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Frequency: 2.91 in modern English

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"hard-grained wood"
"A few sentences will suffice to indicate an idea of it. The pervading characteristic of all our Scottish songs seems to be that hard-grained, and not unfrequently sarcastic sagacity, which is the national mark, go where you will."
"Though a hard-grained man, close, dry, and silent, he can enjoy old wine with the best. He has a priceless bin of port in some artful cellar under the Fields, which is one of his many secrets."

more hard-grained (comparative) most hard-grained (superlative)

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