hard-handed
or hard·hand·ed
[ hahrd-han-did ]
adjective
oppressive or tyrannical; stern or cruel.
having hands hardened by toil.
Origin of hard-handed
1First recorded in 1580–90
Other words from hard-handed
- hard-hand·ed·ness, hard·hand·ed·ness, noun
Words Nearby hard-handed
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How to use hard-handed in a sentence
A couple of hard-handed caissoniers, settling down to some serious drinking.
The Sensitive Man | Poul William AndersonThese hard-handed men are developing this region, earning a livelihood for themselves and enriching those who employ them.
The Seat of Empire | Charles Carleton CoffinOne of my neighbors, a thorough American, is much concerned about the growth of what he calls the "hard-handed aristocracy."
Over the Teacups | Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.I AM not an old and experienced farmer, nor a tiller of the soil, nor one of the hard-handed sons of labor.
The Ghosts | Robert G. IngersollThe largest soul of all the British lands came among us in the shape of a hard-handed Scottish Peasant.
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