Word: callus
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...embroidery shop by saying that he could cut lace left-handed. In fact he is right-handed and had never cut lace. Carmencita, 47, a former teacher, worked in a handbag factory and cut insignia for uniforms on a piecework basis at home. "See this finger, see the callus I still have on it," she says proudly. The couple saved enough money to open two gift shops in Union City, living in an apartment over one. Like many Hispanic-owned businesses, the stores are a family enterprise: Daughter Alina, 20, who is studying at St. Peter's College to become...
There was a pol's callus on his palm and advice to young flesh-pressers on his lips: "Hit in close, deep, where they can feel it. Connect first, before they do. That's the way to make them feel the power." To a heckling crowd he showed one finger. The tough-guy style was not inconsistent with the physical man, built like a truck battery with a constant charge of direct current. Those around him learned to keep their distance. Persico describes relationships clearly signaling that one did not work for Rockefeller but served him. There were...