Meaning & use
callouses
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Areas of skin that have become thickened and hardened, usually from repeated rubbing or pressure.
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Years of playing guitar left calluses on the tips of his fingers.
The gardener's hands were covered in callouses from years of manual work.
A note on using this word
The more standard spelling of the noun is 'calluses'; 'callouses' is a very common variant spelling, not to be confused with the adjective 'callous,' meaning emotionally unfeeling.
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