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Chieftain
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Nov 2001
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quote:
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I can't find the exact word, what's the thing you get on your hands when doing alot of manual labour?


It depends on what you mean by "manual labour"

But I suppose you are looking for the fancy term for "thick skin", but I don't know it either.
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The term for the rough skin you get on your hands after doing manual labour is "callus".

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=callus
quote:
cal·lus
n. pl.
A localized thickening and enlargement of the horny layer of the skin.

hehehe ... they said horny.
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huh huh huh huh

horny
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enlargement of the horny layer of the skin.

huhuhu huhuhu..
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"But you last longer, resulting in more fun in the long run."

Of course, at present this is all hypothetical for us, isn't it?

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"How to Kill a Circumcision Thread"

The Beavis and Butthead technique is the way to go people. Yes!
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How do they actually do it?? Do they use a knife or something like a potato peeler?
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cut the whole damn thing off and most people would be a lot happier
 
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