Tough broad 

1. A strong woman that doesn't intimidate easily and can do what needs to be done.

2. A woman that has lived a hard life, due to circumstances she put herself in or was born into.

She was a tough broad. She drove race cars, raised children, cooked us all dinner, shot that burglar. She is no woman to mess with.

I saw one tough broad sitting at the end of the bar.

Tough broad by amylc May 4, 2012

Tough Old Broad 

Due to a woman's hips being wider than a mans, in the olden days they were referred to as broads. A tough old broad is an older woman who has seen the hardships throughout history (wars, depressions, the birth of Ryan Seacrest etc) an has kept on keeping on, despite all odds. She can chew up a tin can and spit out fishing hooks if she feels like it.

Check out that tough old broad, she must be like 80 but she just handknitted a shotgun and killed that mugger.

Tough Old Broad by Baytrey October 22, 2013