Associations to the word «Stocky»

Wiktionary

STOCKY, adjective. (of a person or an animal) sturdy; solidly built; heavy and compact

Dictionary definition

STOCKY, adjective. Having a short and solid form or stature; "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thickset young man".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats