but·ter·ball

[buht-er-bawl]
noun
1.
Northeastern U.S. the bufflehead.
2.
Informal. a chubby person.
3.
an individual serving of butter shaped into a small sphere.

Origin:
1930–35; butter + ball1

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butterball (ˈbʌtəˌbɔːl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  another name for bufflehead
2.  informal, derogatory a chubby or fat person

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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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