barrel-chested

[ bar-uh l-ches-tid ]

/ ˈbær əlˌtʃɛs tɪd /

having a broad, prominent chest or thorax.

Origin of barrel-chested

First recorded in 1960–65

One of them, barrel-chested and somewhat pompous in his manners, seemed to be a representative of the district attorneys office.

The Gray Phantom |Herman Landon
It was wielded by a red-haired, red-bearded, barrel-chested giant whose blue-green eyes were as cold as death.

The Syndic |C.M. Kornbluth
Lester gave her a hug, and it smelled of the old days and the old Lester, the giant, barrel-chested pre-fatkins Lester.

Makers |Cory Doctorow
The Phantom pointed a finger at a tall, barrel-chested man at the end of the line.

The Gray Phantom's Return |Herman Landon

Distorted, humpbacked and barrel-chested, it scuttled on reed-thin legs to Goat's side.

Rebels of the Red Planet |Charles Louis Fontenay

barrel-chested

having a large rounded chest