• Horny-handed

    Origin

    horny + handed

    Alternative forms

    Full definition of horny-handed

    Adjective

    horny-handed

    1. Having hands that are tough and horny from manual labor; workworn; hard-handed.
      • 1906, W. Somerset Maugham, The Bishop's Apron, You forget that I'm a working-man and horny-handed, so it's safer not to try.
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