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strapping definition

strap·ping (-iŋ)

adjective

Informal tall and well-built; robust

Etymology: prp. of strap, used (like thumping, whopping, expressing violent action) to denote large size

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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