hard-bitted

He wus allers a hard-bitted, 'fractory darky, but he wus smart, awful smart, and could do a heap ob work when a minded to; but he wusn't a minded to bery of'en, an' ole master used to hab ter flog him -- flog him bery hard.

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various

He was an aspirant to leadership among the tough hard-bitted denizens of the sunbaked desert.

Crooked Trails and Straight William MacLeod Raine 1912

Men who sailed from Cadiz valiant if rough and hard-bitted soldiers of the

Days of the Discoverers L. Lamprey 1910

This "Mars" Clayton had ridden Pasha once, had ridden him as he rode his big, ugly, hard-bitted roan hunter, and Pasha had not enjoyed the ride.

Horses Nine Stories of Harness and Saddle Sewell Ford 1907

This "Mars" Clayton had ridden Pasha once, had ridden him as he rode his big, ugly, hard-bitted roan hunter, and Pasha had not enjoyed the ride.

Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes Charles Madison Curry 1906

But Benage was a hard-bitted and crusty old sinner and simply told his client to "shut up."

Tattlings of a Retired Politician 1904

They expected that Procter would offer a courageous resistance, for he had also almost a thousand hard-bitted British troops, seasoned by a year's fighting.

The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812 The Chronicles of America Series, Volume 17 Ralph Delahaye Paine 1898

But Jackson counted on the arrival of the hard-bitted, Indian-fighting regiments of Tennessee who were toiling through the swamps with their brigadiers, Coffee and Carroll.

The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812 The Chronicles of America Series, Volume 17 Ralph Delahaye Paine 1898

"He didn't need any special instructions," was the vice-president's rejoinder, and his tone chimed in with the hard-bitted smile.

The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush Francis Lynde 1893

The editor sat back in his chair, and the two furrows which deepened upon either side of his hard-bitted mouth answered for a smile.

The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush Francis Lynde 1893