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"Hefty" Quotes from Famous Books

... you. You're the worst wind-jamming liar I ever met. Now don't reach for that gat of yours. I've got a hefty ...

— Free Air • Sinclair Lewis

... saluting-base. A British Infantry regiment marched to the left flank of the 118th (Bombay) Lancers, left-turned and stood at ease. Another followed and was followed in turn by Native Infantry Regiments—grand Sikhs in scarlet tunics, baggy black breeches and blue putties; hefty Pathans and Baluchis in green tunics, crimson breeches and high white gaiters, sturdy little Gurkhas in rifle-green, ...

— Snake and Sword - A Novel • Percival Christopher Wren

... here talkin' over the fund an' settlin' what they'd do. I come home an' says to Jonathan wipin' his hands on the roller-towel there by the back door, I says, 'What's everybody got ag'inst growin' old, an' growin' hefty, too, for that matter?' I says. 'Seems if folks don't talk about ...

— Country Neighbors • Alice Brown

... you—what's his name?—Heritage?—is in the old Tower, and you think that they think the Princess is still there and will sit round the place like terriers. Sometime to-day the Danish brig wall arrive with reinforcements, and then there will be a hefty fight. Well, the first thing to be done it to get rid of Loudon's stymie with the authorities. Princess, I'm going to carry you off in my car to the Chief Constable. The second thing is for you after that to stay on here. It's ...

— Huntingtower • John Buchan

... can make it," he panted presently. "Seems like I was a leetle too hefty. Dave, do you want to try it? Might be an opening to the outside world, an' if there is, we won't have to ...

— On the Trail of Pontiac • Edward Stratemeyer

Words linked to "Hefty" : goodish, strong, goodly, powerful, brawny, tidy, sinewy, considerable, heavy, muscular, respectable