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Meanings of horny in English

Feeling great sexual desire.

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Made of horn (or of a substance resembling horn)

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Possessing horns, like a goat (a member of the Caprinae subfamily of the Bovidae family) or the devil.

Having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear.

Usage of horny in English
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Another person said: These horny grannies just want young men for sex.
News.com.au
2
The sinking of the horny sole is most marked in flat hoofs.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot
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He held the tell-tale notice of February twenty-second in his horny paw.
Villa Elsa / A Story of German Family Life
4
Just a horny slimeball who deceived his family and gullible young women.
Grave Secrets
5
Sex in Games Plus: Behind that horny elf is a real person.
Wired
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The horny exterior is then cut into three portions with a frame-saw.
On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures
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The side she presents to us is horny, and not so agreeable.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Volume 4
8
That of the lower surface is a dry tough tissue, almost horny.
The Western World / Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural H...
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He was a good-looking, work-worn man, his hands absolutely horny with labor.
The Elect Lady
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It is about half-inch long, with a horny head and strong jaws.
The Enemies of Books
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He rose and passed his horny hand tenderly over her white hair.
Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People
12
I became hot, sweaty, and horny in a matter of two seconds.
Oh lord, help me keep my panties on
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I pressed the rough soldier's horny hand, and descended into the fishing-boat.
Micah Clarke / His Statement as made to his three grandchildren ...
14
Doubtless the ancient yeoman, a horny-handed son of toil, needed no glove.
Hunting with the Bow & Arrow
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I'd be all knotted up with horny desires rising from my loins.
The Irish Times
16
PHYSICIANS' TREATMENT, for Callosity or Callositas.-Removethe cause of the horny masses.
Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
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