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hard-handed

 
Dictionary: hard-hand·ed   (härd'hăn'dĭd)
adj.
  1. Having hands calloused or hardened by work.
  2. Oppressive; tyrannical.

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    Physically toughened so as to have great endurance: hard, hard-bitten, hardy, rugged, tough. Idioms: hard as nails. See continue/stop/pause, strong/weak.

 
 
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