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hard-hand·ed
(härd′hăn′dĭd)adj.
1. Having hands calloused or hardened by work.
2. Oppressive; tyrannical.
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hard′-hand′ed
or hard′hand′ed,
adj.
1. oppressive; cruel.
2. having hands hardened by toil.
[1580–90]
hard′-hand′ed•ness, n.
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hard-handed
adjectivePhysically toughened so as to have great endurance:
Idiom: hard as nails.
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