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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
callus . - adjective Having
calluses .
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Examples
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His hands are callused and hardened and she likes this about him.
Migration Kari Nguyen 2011
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I refuse to get callused on technology-we humans do have great imaginations and it is sci FICTION.
UPDATED: Three clips from BBC's DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS mini-series 2009
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"He came off the court with a sore shoulder, his hand was callused, he has never had to work so hard," said Donna McKennon, Max's mother, after her son lost a two-hour, 45-minute match.
Is Tennis Getting Too Soft? Tom Perrotta 2012
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His cheeks curved up in amusement as he reached out to run a lightly callused thumb over my lower lip.
Brush of Darkness Allison Pang 2011
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He had the ragged look she recognized as Vegas having run somebody down - shaggy dark hair hid his face, but his hands were callused, one thin scar creeping up the back of his hand toward his wrist.
Friday! ultra_lilac 2009
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A muscular, taciturn man with callused hands and a sunburned face, Hart normally pounds rock for oil or water.
Jeff Hart, Chile Mine Driller From Denver, Becomes Rescue Hero AP 2010
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A muscular, taciturn man with callused hands and a sunburned face, Hart normally pounds rock for oil or water.
Jeff Hart, Chile Mine Driller From Denver, Becomes Rescue Hero AP 2010
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A muscular, taciturn man with callused hands and a sunburned face, Hart normally pounds rock for oil or water.
Jeff Hart, Chile Mine Driller From Denver, Becomes Rescue Hero AP 2010
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A muscular, taciturn man with callused hands and a sunburned face, Hart normally pounds rock for oil or water.
Jeff Hart, Chile Mine Driller From Denver, Becomes Rescue Hero AP 2010
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His cheeks curved up in amusement as he reached out to run a lightly callused thumb over my lower lip.
Brush of Darkness Allison Pang 2011
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