2010, Jared Van Wagenen, Jr. & ‎Erwin H. Austin, The Golden Age of Homespun, 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.
2012, Emile Guillaumin, The Life of a Simple Man, He was so fond of drink, that he would shamelessly accept the contemptuous hospitality of hornyhanded workmen.
2013, Laurie Penman, The Clock Repairer's Handbook, The mark is made with a tap from a light hammer, although I have known hornyhanded markers who did it with simple hand pressure.
