Another idea about a "Hard" word.

[goldhunter]

"The natives still speak

Of him of Hard word in 3 Vols."


I've seen some good theories about what a "Hard" word means. I'm going to throw this idea into the mix before I forget what my idea is.

Liquor is a hard word. Not hard to say. Not that hard to spell. But, hard as in hard liquor, hard lemonade, etc. It's well-documented that Hudson shared liquor with the natives.



From   www.ianchadwick.com/hudson/hudson_03.htm            
"The crew got some natives drunk on wine and Aqua Vitae -"hooch," from the Indian word "hoochenoo" for the hard liquor Hudson and his crew plied them with. One passed out and slept aboard the ship. The natives returned the next day and were relieved to find him unharmed."


www.drinkingcup.net/manhattan-island-general-intoxication/



I don't know why it was capitalized, though.



Feel free to add other theories to this thread.