"barrel chest" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: barrel chests [plural]
Etymology: From a figurative resemblance to a barrel (cask): large, convex, and deep in the anteroposterior dimension. Etymology templates: {{l|en|barrel}} barrel, {{l|en|cask}} cask, {{l|en|large#Adjective}} large, {{l|en|convex#Adjective}} convex, {{l|en|deep#Adjective}} deep, {{l|en|anteroposterior}} anteroposterior Head templates: {{en-noun}} barrel chest (plural barrel chests)
  1. A large, deep chest, as:
    A robust chest, often correlated with ample physical strength and endurance, especially among people raised at high altitudes.
    Sense id: en-barrel_chest-en-noun-QKsoVk9H Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 50 50
  2. A large, deep chest, as:
    A deep and somewhat misshapen chest, sometimes associated with emphysema.
    Sense id: en-barrel_chest-en-noun-hNGuzrj0 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: barrel-chested Coordinate_terms: funnel chest (alt: pectus excavatum) (english: concave, sunken), pigeon chest (alt: pectus carinatum) (english: convex but peaked)

Inflected forms

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