round-shouldered
[round-shohl-derd, -shohl-]
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adjective
having the shoulders bent forward, giving a rounded form to the upper part of the back.
Origin of round-shouldered
First recorded in 1580–90
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Historical Examples of round-shouldered
He nodded to the round-shouldered man who sat smoking on the doorstep.
A Breath of Prairie and other storiesWill Lillibridge
Ye're goin' to make thim near-sighted an' round-shouldered,' I says.
Mr. Dooley in Peace and in WarFinley Peter Dunne
She seemed so small, so round-shouldered—so different from what he had expected.
Special MessengerRobert W. Chambers
That if one sleeps with one's head on a high pillow one will be round-shouldered.
The American CredoGeorge Jean Nathan
Marcus was small, round-shouldered, spindle-shanked, and freckle-faced.
Boyhood in NorwayHjalmar Hjorth Boyesen
round-shouldered
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round-shouldered
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