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hardback(dictionary)

hardback (iou)



hardback noun & adjective. ['h¨»:dbak] M18.
[from HARD adjective + BACK noun1.]
A. noun.
A (flying) beetle. W. Indies. M18.
A book bound in stiff covers. M20.
in hardback in a hardback edition.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of or pertaining to a hardback; spec. (of a book) bound in stiff covers. M20.