Hands
Hands noun - (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child.
Labor
Labor noun - A dull, unpleasant, or difficult piece of work.
Both words in one sentence
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Mayor Noble uses the phrase "horny hands", which used to refer to hands hardened from labor.
Source: Film / Hail the Conquering Hero -
In "The King of Love", the hero's mother, by clasping her hands a certain way, magically prevents the heroine from giving birth while she is in labor — until the hero tricks her into undoing her hands.
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As such, he disapproves of Sir Thomas who has soft hands, clearly someone who relies more on the privilege of his family name than doing actual labor.
Source: Film / Crimson Peak
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