Usually means: Tough, determined, and stubbornly persistent.
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  1. hardnose: Merriam-Webster
  2. hardnose: Collins English Dictionary
  3. hardnose: Wordnik
  4. hardnose: Wiktionary
  5. hardnose: Dictionary.com
  6. hardnose: FreeDictionary.org
  7. hardnose: TheFreeDictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (Hardnose)

noun:  Alternative form of hard-nose [A hard-nosed person; one who is tough and relentlessly practical and thus not given to sentiment.]
adjective:  Alternative form of hard-nosed [Guided by practical experience and observation rather than by theory.]

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