bull-necked

[ boo l-nekt ]

/ ˈbʊlˌnɛkt /

having a short, thick neck.

Origin of bull-necked

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

"This is it," he whispered to the bull-necked fellow just behind him.

Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1930 |Victor Rousseau
A heavy-shouldered, bull-necked man stood outside in the dusk.

News from the Duchy |Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
He is a bull-necked, good-humored, but implacable-looking man.

Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1 |The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
The bull-necked man regarded the limp figure in grim silence for a moment.

The Prodigal Judge |Vaughan Kester

ComGO was a bull-necked bald man with wide blue eyes, a deceptively mild voice.

Operation Haystack |Frank Patrick Herbert

bull-necked

having a short thick neck