Both Uses of
callous
in
The Sword of Summer
- His palm was too rough and calloused for a history professor's.†
p. 28.9
- Gripping my hand in rough calloused fingers, he jumped off the branch, dragging me with him into the wind.†
p. 266.8 *
Definition:
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
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