propulsatory

Updated: May 8, 2025

We would perhaps avoid him with sides too decidedly outswelling, but still more would we avoid the direct flat-sided dog. Without really good haunches and muscular thighs, it has been well remarked that the odds are against any dog, be his other points whatever they may. It is by the propulsatory efforts of the muscles of the loins and thighs that the race is won.

William Youatt - The Dog