The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ni-hard \Ni-hard\, Ni-hard iron \Ni-hard iron\n. Cast iron to which nickel has been added to make it resist abrasion. [WordNet 1.5]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Ni-hard n 1: cast iron to which nickel has been added to make it resist abrasion [syn: Ni-hard, Ni-hard iron]