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- verb Present participle of
callus .
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Examples
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Today I started using sunscreen, and once the snow is gone I will get another pedicure to shed all of that dead skin callusing on my feet.
Spring is a coming: Preparing for the new season | Northern Belle 2010
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Thats the point: to give you strength and what some coaches call callusing for competition.
Young Runners Marc Bloom 2009
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That was the ultimate compliment to me, that it brought back something that just said, "You know what, maybe it's going to be worth it to go through my callusing my fingers up again." laughs
Mike Ragogna: A Beautiful Dreamer: A Conversation with Suzy Bogguss Mike Ragogna 2011
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That was the ultimate compliment to me, that it brought back something that just said, "You know what, maybe it's going to be worth it to go through my callusing my fingers up again." laughs
Mike Ragogna: A Beautiful Dreamer: A Conversation with Suzy Bogguss Mike Ragogna 2011
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One component needed to make a Final Four is callusing so a mid-major βis not in awe of any top-rated teams,β George Mason coach Jim Larranaga said.
Underdawgs David Woods 2010
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Healing the feet, toughing them up, callusing them, that was easy enough.
He Don't Know Him 2010
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Likewise the dryness and pronounced callusing of fingers and toes that I had already noticed.
Sick Cycle Carousel 2010
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Apparently what occurred was that the grafting wax and paraffin which was coated over the scion melted and penetrated the union, like that much kerosene or penetrating oil, and prevented callusing.
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Conifer grafts are often placed in a grafting case for rapid callusing.
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The controlling factors seem to be the use of healthy scions and rootstocks, followed by high enough temperature and humidity to promote rapid callusing of the grafts.)
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