Meaning of horny-handed | Babel Free

Definitions

Having hands that are horny (calloused) and tough from manual labour; hardhanded.

Examples

“"My patience must be inexhaustible. I am much tempted to kick you downstairs, Mr. Railing." / "You forget that I'm a working-man and horny-handed, so it's safer not to try."”

“The pitchfork remains one of the hand tools that no invention can ever wholly replace, and I suppose that unborn generations of men will grow hornyhanded and weary in its use.”

“He was so fond of drink, that he would shamelessly accept the contemptuous hospitality of hornyhanded workmen.”

“The dot punch is used to make a more permanent mark than a pencilled or scratched line; […] The mark is made with a tap from a light hammer, although I have known horny[-]handed markers who did it with simple hand pressure.”

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