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stout

adjective as in courageous

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But the Trojan walk-on was totally neutralized by Oregon’s stout defensive front.

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Too, in his current state, Quinzy hardly resembled the stout, silver-haired Edward Ashton who gazed forbiddingly from the portrait that hung not ten feet away.

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Beowulf said, confused, for the shape was fairly stout, although, to be fair, not nearly as stout as a steam engine would be, and of course there were no train tracks running along the path.

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Mrs. Clarke was a sturdy sort of woman, stout in both build and character, and yet there was a wobble of fear in her voice as she answered her mistress.

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The Colts have an outstanding running game, a stout offensive line, and a quarterback in Daniel Jones who has reinvented himself.

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