Usually means: Water with high mineral content.
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  2. hard water: Medical dictionary

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  1. Hard Water: Urban Dictionary

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  4. HARD WATER: Power Engineering
  5. Glossary of Water Resource Terms (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (hard water)

noun:  (chemistry) Water with a high concentration of dissolved minerals, especially calcium, making it difficult to lather with soap.

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