brawny
UK /bɹɔːni/ US /bɹɔni/
adj 2
Collocations
3ADJ.
big, fat, fellow
BRAWNY + NOUN
thighs
PREP.
down
Definitions
adj
1
Characterized by brawn; muscular, thewy; strong.
Rattler was a big, brawny fellow, and he stepped up in front of me, rolling up his sleeves.
As he stood on one side, for a minute or so, unbuttoning his waist-coat and breeches, her fat, brawny thighs hung down
2
Calloused; hardened.
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Rattler was a big, brawny fellow, and he stepped up in front of me, rolling up his sleeves.
Wiktionary02
As he stood on one side, for a minute or so, unbuttoning his waist-coat and breeches, her fat, brawny thighs hung down
Wiktionary03
Once the pressure of the comparatively low-drivered J's was raised to 300 pounds, they ranked as the brawniest of 4-8-4's with a tractive force of 80,000 pounds.
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