Definition for case-hardened - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	case-hardened (case-hardened) adjective (of a material) having a hard surface: case-hardened sandstones (of iron or steel) having been given a hard surface by being carburized: a case-hardened steel anvil made callous or tough by experience: a case-hardened politician Derivatives case-harden verb		Nearby Words case ¹ case ² case conference case grammar case history case knife case law case study case system case-hardened case-sensitive case-shot caseation casebook casebound casein caseload casemate casement