thick skin

/θɪk skɪn/
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Other forms: thick skins

Definitions of thick skin
  1. noun
    skin that is very thick (as an elephant or rhinoceros)
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    type of:
    cutis, skin, tegument
    a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
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