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Tough-skinned   /təf-skɪnd/   Listen
Tough-skinned

adjective
1.
Having a relatively tough outer covering.
2.
Insensitive to criticism.  Synonym: thick-skinned.





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... most difficult things in the range of taxidermical science to set up in a satisfactory manner, I would impress upon the amateur to take particular note of their peculiarities of shape and colour, and to practise upon any easily-obtained and tough-skinned fish, such as the perch, which is, indeed, one of the best of all ...
— Practical Taxidermy • Montagu Browne


Words linked to "Tough-skinned" :   insensitive, tough


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