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BUTTERBALL
bufflehead, butterball, dipper, Bucephela albeola
(noun) small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
fatso, fatty, fat person, roly-poly, butterball
(noun) a rotund individual
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
butterball (plural butterballs)
A round lump of a coagulated fat used in cooking such as butter, margarine, or a spread
(derogatory) An overweight person.
A small North American duck, the bufflehead, Bucephala albeola
(North America) A turkey.
Synonyms
• See also fat person
Source: Wiktionary
But"ter*ball`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The buffel duck.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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