large-knuckled

They were large-knuckled, sinewy and malformed by labour, rimed with callouses, the nails blunt and broken, and with here and there cuts and bruises, healed and healing, such as are common to the hands of hard-working men.

SAMUEL 2010

He saw that her toil-worn, weather-exposed hands were like a man's, callused, large-knuckled, and gnarled, and that her stockingless feet were thrust into heavy man's brogans.

Chapter IX 2010

He recalls her large-knuckled hands petting his own, the thumb-sized bald spots peeking through her feathery hair.

The Lady Matador’s Hotel Cristina García 2010

His hands, clasped in front of him, were large-knuckled and scarred.

A Fine and Bitter Snow Stabenow, Dana 2002

Those old hands, large-knuckled, large-boned, and grasping, were empty now, but those hands had once wielded enormous power.

The Soulforge Weis, Margaret 1998

The big right hand, large-knuckled and short-nailed, descended on the keys with an impossibly delicate touch.

Dragonfly in Amber Gabaldon, Diana 1992

Master Iveg peered over his spectacles, his large-knuckled hands hooked loosely over his knees.

Shadowfane Wurts, Janny 1988

Her arms were folded, her large-knuckled hands clutching her elbows; but otherwise you couldn?

Catspaw Vinge, Joan D. 1988

A large-knuckled hand lifted the champagne bottle from its bucket, a linen towel ready to hold under the dripping sides.

The Pride of Hannah Wade Janet Dailey 1985

A large-knuckled hand lifted the champagne bottle from its bucket, a linen towel ready to hold under the dripping sides.

The Pride of Hannah Wade Janet Dailey 1985