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TUBBINESS

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tub⋅by

  [tuhb-ee]
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–adjective, -bi⋅er, -bi⋅est.
1. short and fat: a tubby child.
2. having a dull, thumping sound; lacking resonance.
Origin:
1800–10; tub + -y 1

Related forms:
tub⋅bi⋅ness, noun
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tub·by   (tŭb'ē)   
adj.   tub·bi·er, tub·bi·est

  1. Short and fat.

  2. Having a dull sound; lacking resonance.

tub'bi·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

tubby  (adj.)
"shaped like a tub, corpulent," 1835, from tub. The noun meaning "a fat person" is attested from 1891.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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