Stocky (adjective)

  1. Having a solid, compact build and a short, broad body.
  2. Short and heavily built.

Origin:

From old english stock, stocc ("tree trunk, block, post"), from proto-germanic *stukkaz ("tree trunk, block, post"), from proto-indo-european *steg- ("to support").

Examples:

  1. He was a stocky man with broad shoulders.
  2. The dog was stocky and had short legs.
  3. The horse was stocky and strong.
  4. The wrestler was stocky and muscular.
  5. The wrestler had a stocky build.
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