for example a quote from the haunted house: a high-shouldered young fellow.
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I would suggest giving the entire sentence (or more) so that we have a better context.
I think, possibly, that "high-shouldered" may mean someone who stands tall out of pride, arrogance, or genuine self confidence. But with only "a high-shouldered young fellow" to go on, it's difficult, since it is a rather uncommon gorup of words to use in reference to people.
Here magazine and clip refer to parts of a gun that contain bullets. They are not used in the same sense as a clip cut out from a magazine for reading.
High-capacity refers to the ability of the magazine to store many bullets.
This probably means that the writer is implying that person so labeled doesn't have very strong shoulders and so is somewhat weak. This is implying not physical weakness but metaphorical weakness of character.
It is not a set-phrase or idiom meaning something outside of its implications.
Best Answer
I would suggest giving the entire sentence (or more) so that we have a better context.
I think, possibly, that "high-shouldered" may mean someone who stands tall out of pride, arrogance, or genuine self confidence. But with only "a high-shouldered young fellow" to go on, it's difficult, since it is a rather uncommon gorup of words to use in reference to people.