- WIRY
- Lean and strong
- Like a schnauzer's coat
- Like a terrier's coat
- Sinewy and lean
- Built like a gymnast
- Sinewy
- In fighting form
- Strong and lean
- Thin and tough
- Lean and supple
- Lean and sinewy
- Lean but strong
- Lean and powerful
- Slim but surprisingly strong
- Like an Airedale's coat
- Like some terriers' coats
- Lean and muscular
- Slim and muscular
- Lean
- Lean, as a frame
- Like a marathon runner
- Like many a marathon runner
- Lean but muscular
- Lean, tough, and sinewy
- Strong, though slim
- Like an Irish wolfhound's coat
- Like an Irish Terrier's outer coat
- Lean and mean, perhaps
- Lean and mean
- Thin and strong
- Angular in physique
- Thin and muscular
- Thin, yet tough
- Tough.
- Tough: sinewy.
- Stiff.
- Well-knit.
- Like horsehair.
- Lean and tough
- Lean, tough and strong
- In fighting trim
- Lean and flexible
- Like gymnasts' bodies
- Like some coats
- Like poodle hair
- Thin but strong
- Like many a distance runner
- Like Tiger Woods' physique
- Like distance runners, stereotypically
- Coarse and stiff, as hair
- Strong and sinewy
- Like shortstops before Ripken
- Lean, strong and flexible
- Like a poodle's coat
- Small and sinewy
- Like a terrier's outer coat
- Slim yet strong
- Athletically lean
- Like a schnauzer's hair
- Tough and lean
