English
horny-handed
From horny (“bony or hard like an animal’s horn, calloused, rough”) + handed.
A compound of horny ‘bony or hard like an animal’s horn, calloused,…’ + handed
Middle English horny
English horny
Today it means
adj Having hands that are horny (calloused) and tough from manual labour; hardhanded.
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Etymograph / horny-handed