Stocky
(adjective)
- Having a solid, compact build and a short, broad body.
- 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:
- He was a stocky man with broad shoulders.
- The dog was stocky and had short legs.
- The horse was stocky and strong.
- The wrestler was stocky and muscular.
- The wrestler had a stocky build.