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big-boned
[ big-bohnd ]
adjective
- having a bone structure that is massive in contrast with the surrounding flesh.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of big-boned1
First recorded in 1600–10
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Example Sentences
The low-ceiled dining-room suddenly shrank about the big-boned, long legged hill man.
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Brown hands, lean but big-boned and powerful, clasped a rifle having a long slender barrel and a beautifully carved stock.
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Tucker Jones, a big–boned, rugged young fisherman, was quickly established in the vacant berth.
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The renowned chestnut, Gang Forward, and a big-boned bay horse named Neckesgat were the lords of the harem.
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The blow was dealt straight between his eyes: he was a gross big-boned man, and he fell heavily.
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