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hard-handed

[hahrd-han-did] / ˈhɑrdˈhæn dɪd /
ADJECTIVE
hard-bitten
Synonyms
WEAK
adamantine callous compact compacted compressed concentrated consolidated dense firm hard as nails hardened hardy impenetrable indurate indurated inflexible iron packed rigid rocky rugged set solid stiff stony strong

Example Sentences

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This is definitely the right way for the hard-handed Yorkshireman to play the spinner.

From The Guardian • Dec. 29, 2015

This is definitely the right way for the hard-handed Yorkshireman to play the spinner.

From The Guardian • Dec. 29, 2015

Two balls after Rutherford's dismissal Ross Taylor was caught at slip from a delivery on that same horribly in-between length, shaping away just enough to induce a hard-handed prod.

From The Guardian • May 19, 2013

In his 18 months as CABoss, Jim Landis had been as hard-handed on the big airlines as he was hardheaded to some of his associates.

From Time Magazine Archive

She could have left it at that: the fold under the earlobe, but that Violet, unsatisfied, fought with the hard-handed usher boys and was time enough for them, almost.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison