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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