Horny-handedly
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 Done with hands that are tough and horny from manual labor.
"One time he worked in a mill horny-handedly, But, as he said to his friends very candidly, Nature had blessed him with quickness of jaw, So he gave up perspiring and took to the law."
Example
More examples"One time he worked in a mill horny-handedly, But, as he said to his friends very candidly, Nature had blessed him with quickness of jaw, So he gave up perspiring and took to the law."
Etymology
From horny-handed + -ly.
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