dog heavy

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English

Noun

dog heavy (plural dog heavies)

  1. A burly, physically intimidating henchman in a western film.
    Coordinate terms: action heavy, brain heavy
    • 1999, Edward Bernds, Mr. Bernds Goes to Hollywood:
      Hillyer needed a shot of his leading lady hiding in a stable, sought by a half-dozen dog heavies who meant to do her harm.
    • 2019, Gene Freese, The Western Films of Robert Mitchum: Hollywood's Cowboy Rebel:
      Rip Austin, one of a solid quartet of dog heavies that included Roy Barcroft, Pierce Lyden, and the 6'5" Glenn Strange []