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Tough row/ road

Posted by S. Ryan on April 21, 2003

Is it a 'tough row to hoe!' or a 'tough road to hold!'
I had always believed it was the first, but a man on TV just said the second. Which one of us is mistaken?
Any ideas on origin?

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