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deep-chested
[ deep-ches-tid ]
adjective
- having a large, broad chest:
a deep-chested man.
- coming from deep in the chest:
a deep-chested cough.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of deep-chested1
First recorded in 1830–40
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Example Sentences
"Slap your saddles on them fresh hosses," he grated harshly from the back of a deep-chested, lean-flanked gray.
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The soft murmur of his petition was answered only by the deep-chested, placid snore of the sleeping priest.
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A fine figure of a mariner he strode along, erect, deep-chested, thewed and sinewed like a bull.
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He stood six feet four, and was broad-shouldered and deep-chested to match, and walked like a king who has humbled his enemy.
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Suddenly a deep-chested student yelled out with a voice that drowned every other sound.
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