Meanings
adjectivebig boned (comparative more big boned, superlative most big boned)
comparative more big boned · superlative most big boned
- alternativeAlternative form of big-boned.
The Bakewell cattle and sheep have not the heavy appearances of the clumsy, big boned, and flat-sided beasts preferred by retailers of meat […]
1801, Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths, The Monthly Review
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