chicken breasted

/ˈtʃɪkɪn ˌbrɛstɪd/
adjective
  1. Having a chest that sticks out or is shaped like a chicken's breast, often used to describe a posture where the shoulders are pulled back and the chest is pushed forward.
    • The soldier stood chicken-breasted, trying to look taller and more confident.
    • The old man walked with a chicken-breasted stoop, his shoulders hunched forward.
    • After years of swimming, he became slightly chicken-breasted from the strong chest muscles.
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