Horny-handedly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 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

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"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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