the worthless word for the day is: chalcenterous
having bowels of brass, tough
"Sir James Murray added to his linguistic acumen
and his tireless industry (which did not scruple
to tire less chalcenterous workers) a Scotsman's
hard, keen sense of the practical."
- R. W. Chapman, Lexicography
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