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
General Appearance.—A small, cobby animal, with sharp expression, intensely lively, presenting the appearance of being always on the alert.
From A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them by Mrs. Leslie Williams
He was a short, cobby, white and tan brindle color, three-quarter tail, with a short head and even mouth.
From The Boston Terrier and All About It A Practical, Scientific, and Up to Date Guide to the Breeding of the American Dog by Edward Axtell
This sort of switchback work is all right for a cobby, short-backed, short-legged little horse, but it is killing work for a big, long-striding hunter such as one wants in the Midlands.
From The Green Flag by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Now, I have a cobby little fox terrier—just the dog for a lady.
From The Town Traveller by George Gissing
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