big-boned

[ big-bohnd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

First recorded in 1600–10

The low-ceiled dining-room suddenly shrank about the big-boned, long legged hill man.

Brown hands, lean but big-boned and powerful, clasped a rifle having a long slender barrel and a beautifully carved stock.

Tucker Jones, a big–boned, rugged young fisherman, was quickly established in the vacant berth.

The renowned chestnut, Gang Forward, and a big-boned bay horse named Neckesgat were the lords of the harem.

The blow was dealt straight between his eyes: he was a gross big-boned man, and he fell heavily.

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