cobby
Americanadjective
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short and stout; stocky; compact in body.
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stubborn or combative.
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Distance swimmers are more seal-like: sleek, cobby, meaty.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2016
He has the same square, cobby appearance, broad chest, bowed legs, profuse feather, and large, lustrous eyes—points which are frequently looked for in vain nowadays—and his breeder and owner may well be proud of him.
From Dogs and All about Them by Robert Leighton
And little cobby dinner-rolls from the confectioner’s, with crisp, browny crust, cut open and stuffed with butter and potted meat, and little green pieces of lettuce.
From A College Girl by William H. C. Groome
They must be neither cloddy or cobby, but should be framed on the lines of speed, showing a graceful racing outline.
From Dogs and All about Them by Robert Leighton
I am a very respectable dachshund, of cobby build, and jumping is the very last exercise I should have taken to of my own accord.
From Pussy and Doggy Tales by Lucy Kemp-Welch
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