| 词汇 | calluses on one-s feet |
| 词源 | calluses on one’s feet. “He was born with calluses on his feet.” A colorful expression from the U.S. Appalachian Moun- tains, said of any child born fewer than nine months after his or her parents were married, because the child would have to walk fast to make a nine-month trip in less time. |
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