- ... as old boots - rough wild - Rugged - Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness;
yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain;
as, the ligaments of animals are remarkably tough. - Not easily broken; able to endure hardship; firm;
strong; as, tough sinews. - Not easily separated; viscous; clammy; tenacious; as,
tough phlegm. - Stiff; rigid; not flexible; stubborn; as, a tough bow.
- Either one of two species of large, savage African wild
hogs of the genus Phacoch/rus. These animals have a pair of large,
rough, fleshy tubercles behind the tusks and second pair behind the
eyes. The tusks are large and strong, and both pairs curve upward. The
body is scantily covered with bristles, but there is long dorsal mane.
The South African species (Phacoch/rus Aethiopicus) is the best known.
Called also vlacke vark. The second species (P. Aeliani) is native of
the coasts of the Red Sea.