Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

horny-handed

/ˈhoɹniˌhændəd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables: horny-hand-ed
IPA: /ˈhoɹniˌhændəd/

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having hands that are horny (calloused) and tough from manual labour; hardhanded.

Example Sentences

""My patience must be inexhaustible. I am much tempted to kick you downstairs, Mr. Railing." / "You forget that I'm a working-man and horny-handed, so it's safer not to try.""
"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."
"He was so fond of drink, that he would shamelessly accept the contemptuous hospitality of hornyhanded workmen."
"The dot punch is used to make a more permanent mark than a pencilled or scratched line; […] The mark is made with a tap from a light hammer, although I have known horny[-]handed markers who did it with simple hand pressure."

Etymology

From horny (“bony or hard like an animal’s horn, calloused, rough”) + handed.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhoɹniˌhændəd/
British English: /ˈhɔːniˌhændɪd/

Inflected Forms

more horny-handed (comparative) most horny-handed (superlative) hornyhanded (alternative)

Phrases

horny-handedly horny-handedness

Questions

How do you pronounce horny-handed?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhoɹniˌhændəd/.
What does horny-handed mean?: Having hands that are horny (calloused) and tough from manual labour; hardhanded.
Where does horny-handed come from?: From horny (“bony or hard like an animal’s horn, calloused, rough”) + handed.

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