The veins in the old man's forehead stood out like whipcords.
"The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories"
Charles Weathers Bump
Whereat Pierre glanced aside under his cap to where Maren hauled up the bucket from the well, hand over hand, with the muscles slipping under her tawny skin like whipcords.
"The Maid of the Whispering Hills"
Vingie E. Roe
Again a primal impulse was suppressed, though his muscles were like whipcords.
"A Man and His Money"
Frederic Stewart Isham