Definition of "horny-handed" [horn•y-hand•ed]

• Having the hands horny and callous from labor. (adjective)

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• "Third, the farmers of Bhatta-Parsaul are not exactly horny-handed sons of toil."
• "He failed to see the horny-handed sons of toil enjoying grand pianos or riding in automobiles."
• "But while cricket is genteel, conjuring up images of tea-drinking vicars with pinkies extended on the village green, the organised chaos of hurling is more reminiscent of a couple of gangs of horny-handed rival villagers setting about each other with pitchforks."