OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 9003

muscle

/ˈmʌs.əl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
murecillo • músculo
An organ composed of muscle tissue.
His brow and hair and the palms of his hands were wet, and there was a kind of nervous contraction of his muscles. They seemed to ripple and string tense.
You, Boxer, the very day that those great muscles of yours lose their power, Jones will sell you to the knacker […]
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