a. [ Compar. Hornier superl. Horniest. ] 1. Having horns or hornlike projections. Gay. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Composed or made of horn, or of a substance resembling horn; of the nature of horn. “The horny . . . coat of the eye.” Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Hard; callous. “His horny fist.” Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having the hands horny and callous from labor. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) Any North American river chub of the genus Hybopsis, esp. Hybopsis biguttatus. [ 1913 Webster ]