Question

I suffered more anxiety than most of my fellow-slaves. . . . Their backs had been made familiar with the bloody lash, so that they had become callous; mine was yet tender; for while at Baltimore I got few whippings. . . .

—Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass,
Frederick Douglass

Which antonym helped you determine the meaning of callous?

Answer 1

heartless, unfeeling, uncaring, cold, cold-hearted

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Answer 2

I couldn't determine the meaning. But I think it's 'lash'