Both Uses of
callous
in
Cry, the Beloved Country
- It's true of course that these men don't actually work for this money, I mean, actually sweat and callous their hands.†
Chpt 2.23 *
- His friend held out his rough calloused hands.†
Chpt 3.30
Definitions:
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(1)
(callous) heartless (cruel lack of concern for other's feelings)
or an alternative spelling for callus--thickened skin that comes from rubbing as when having calluses on the hands from doing much work with a shovel - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)