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hornyhanded

hornyhanded is the alternative form of horny-handed.

Meaning of horny-handed

Adjective

horny-handed (comparative more horny-handed, superlative most horny-handed)

  1. Having hands that are horny (calloused) and tough from manual labour; hardhanded.
    • "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."1906, W[illiam] S[omerset] Maugham, chapter XVI, in The Bishop’s Apron: A Study in the Origins of a Great Family, London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC; republished as The Bishop’s Apron (EBook #47523)...

Forms of hornyhanded

comparativemore hornyhanded
superlativemost hornyhanded

Questions about hornyhanded

What is hornyhanded the alternative form of?
Hornyhanded is the alternative form of horny-handed.

Words near hornyhanded in the dictionary

  1. horny-handed
  2. horny-handedly
  3. horny-handedness
  4. Hornyak
  5. Hornyaks
  6. hornyhanded
  7. hornyhandedness
  8. hornyhead
  9. hornyhead chub
  10. hornyhead chubs
  11. hornyheads

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