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Meanings of burly fellow in English

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Usage of burly fellow in English
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A burly fellow rushed forward, and the rest made a plunging push.
The Parisians — Volume 11
2
He proved to be a burly fellow with rather a sober-looking face.
The Rover Boys on Land and Sea: The Crusoes of Seven Islands
3
He was a thick-set burly fellow, with a determined cast of countenance.
My Friend The Murderer
4
It was the engineer, a hale, burly fellow, with a genuine, rollicking kindness.
Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 / Devoted to Li...
5
Reggie was a florid, burly fellow with a manly beer belly.
Secret of the seventh son
6
He was a burly fellow, with huge fists, and eyes like a child's.
Wanderers
7
The under sheriff and a burly fellow in black were standing side by side.
The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance
8
He was a fine honest-looking burly fellow, dressed in blue from head to heel.
The Seaboard Parish Volume 2
9
Last in line is a burly fellow with blondish dreadlocks.
Wired
10
He was a burly fellow, with a look of the sea dog about him.
Humphrey Bold: A Story of the Times of Benbow
11
One burly fellow, with a shock of black hair and ferocious eyes, came up.
Dutch Courage and Other Stories
12
The mate, a burly fellow who stood hard by, muttered:
The Shellback's Progress / In the Nineteenth Century
13
He was a tall and rather burly fellow, well dressed, with a clean-shaven face.
The Unclassed
14
Rosenzweig was a burly fellow, with a forbidding aspect, and a bold, confident look.
Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations /...
15
A fight erupted as one burly fellow began pummeling another, and a general melee ensued.
Brotherhood of the Wolf
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One of these was a burly fellow with a pugnacious face and a bold eye.
The Chums of Scranton High / Or, Hugh Morgan's Uphill Fight
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