horny-handed
See also: hornyhanded
English
Alternative forms
- hornyhanded
Etymology
horny + handed
Adjective
horny-handed (comparative more horny-handed, superlative most horny-handed)
- Having hands that are tough and horny from manual labor; hardhanded.
- 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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