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deep-chested

[deep-ches-tid]
adjective
  1. having a large, broad chest: a deep-chested man.
  2. coming from deep in the chest: a deep-chested cough.
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Origin of deep-chested

First recorded in 1830–40
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for deep-chested

Historical Examples

  • The strength of his arms was enormous, for he was a deep-chested man, and had been a gymnast.

    Roden's Corner

    Henry Seton Merriman

  • The Germans are a big, square-shouldered, deep-chested race.

    Diary of a Pilgrimage

    Jerome K. Jerome

  • "Get your donkey out of the way, fool," he boomed in a deep-chested roar.

  • That large, deep-chested, powerful dog, was the admiration of all the children in the town.

    Flora Lyndsay

    Susan Moodie

  • The lieutenant was very short, thickset, deep-chested, and powerful.

    Hunting the Lions

    R.M. Ballantyne