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nuggety; nuggetty adjective- (of a person) compact, strong and tough; stocky AUSTRALIA, 1856
- — Leonard Mann, Flesh in Armour, p. 37, 1932
- — Gavin Casey, It’s Harder for Girls, p. 13, 1941
- A very plucky, nuggety and tough Rugby League halfback. The harder the game got, the more he liked it. — Roy Slaven (John Doyle), Five South Coast Seasons, p. 177, 1992
- (of an animal) small, sturdy and strong AUSTRALIA, 1893
- A nuggety fifteen-footer [crocodile] with a tremendous barrel was shot[.] — Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, p. 197, 1947
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