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Having shoulders; -- used in composition; as, a broad- shouldered man. "He was short-shouldered." Chaucer.

Having high, hunched shoulders. Hawthorne.

Having the shoulders stooping or projecting; round-backed.

Having a round back or shoulders; round-shouldered.

sponsibility of; as, to shoulder blame; to shoulder a debt. As if Hercules Or burly Atlas shouldered up their state. Marston. Right shoulder arms (Mil.), a position in the Manual of Arms which the piece is placed on the right shoulder, with the lock plate up, and the muzzle elevated and inclined to the left, and held a…