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Definition of Fubsy
1. chubby and somewhat squat [adj FUBSIER, FUBSIEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fubsy
Literary usage of Fubsy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Fisheries Exhibition Literature. by William Clowes and Sons (1884)
"But, in the name of fate, William," cries fubsy, carefully putting his spectacles
on the bridge of his nose, " how did the trout get into your punt ? ..."
2. The Fisheries Exhibition Literature (1883)
"But, in the name of fate, William," cries fubsy, carefully putting his spectacles
on the bridge of his nose, " how did the trout get into your punt ? ..."
3. Angling Clubs and Preservation Societies of London and the Provinces by J P. Wheeldon (1883)
"But, in the name of fate, William," cries fubsy, carefully putting his spectacles
on the bridge of his nose, " how did the trout get into your punt ? ..."
4. The Gaelic Etymology of the Languages of Western Europe and More Especially by Charles Mackay (1877)
"fubsy.—Fat, plump, round. Fib, qd, to fable; a soft expression for a lie. l''ub,
a little plump child.—BAILEY. fib, a cant word among children for a lie. ..."
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