bull-necked

or bull·necked

[ boo l-nekt ]

/ ˈbʊlˌnɛkt /

adjective

having a short, thick neck.

Origin of bull-necked

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

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Examples from the Web for bull-necked

"This is it," he whispered to the bull-necked fellow just behind him.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1930|Victor Rousseau
A heavy-shouldered, bull-necked man stood outside in the dusk.
News from the Duchy|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
He is a bull-necked, good-humored, but implacable-looking man.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
The bull-necked man regarded the limp figure in grim silence for a moment.
The Prodigal Judge|Vaughan Kester

ComGO was a bull-necked bald man with wide blue eyes, a deceptively mild voice.
Operation Haystack|Frank Patrick Herbert

British Dictionary definitions for bull-necked

bull-necked

adjective

having a short thick neck

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bull-necked

or bull·necked

adjective

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bull-necked

adjective