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toughness [′təf·nəs] (mechanics) A property of a material capable of absorbing energy by plastic deformation; intermediate between softness and brittleness. Toughness Kojak tough, New York City plainclothes detective. [TV: Terrace, 445] hard-bitten, he rouses fellow migrant workers to strike. [Am. Lit.: In Dubious Battle] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Just so with the head; but with this difference: about the head this envelope, though not so thick, is of a boneless toughness, inestimable by any man who has not handled it. Sabor proved unsavory eating even to Tarzan of the Apes, but hunger served as a most efficacious disguise to toughness and rank taste, and ere long, with well-filled stomach, the ape-man was ready to sleep again. In fact, my attention was almost wholly absorbed in my dinner: not from ravenous appetite, but from distress at the toughness of the beefsteaks, and the numbness of my hands, almost palsied by their five-hours' exposure to the bitter wind. |
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