hornyhanded

See also: horny-handed

English

Adjective

hornyhanded (comparative more hornyhanded, superlative most hornyhanded)

  1. Alternative form of horny-handed
    • 2010, Jared Van Wagenen, Jr. & ‎Erwin H. Austin, The Golden Age of Homespun, →ISBN, page 237:
      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, →ISBN:
      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, →ISBN, page 285:
      The mark is made with a tap from a light hammer, although I have known hornyhanded markers who did it with simple hand pressure.
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