CHUB

chub, Leuciscus cephalus

(noun) European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

chub (plural chubs or chub)

One of various species of freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae or carp family, especially

A European chub (Squalius cephalus, syn. Leuciscus cephalus)

in Europe, its close relatives, notably the fallfish.

(by extension) Any of various vaguely related marine or freshwater fishes.

in North America, the black bass.

Etymology 2

Noun

chub (countable and uncountable, plural chubs)

(slang, countable) A chubby, plump person.

(LGBT slang, countable) An overweight or obese gay man.

(uncountable) Excess body fat.

An erection (erect penis).

A plastic or other flexible package of meat, usually ground meat or luncheon meat.

Anagrams

• HBCU

Source: Wiktionary

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Chub, n. Etym: [This word seems to signify a large or thick fish. Cf. Sw. kubb a short and thick piece of wood, and perh. F. chabot chub.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A species to fresh-water fish of the Cyprinidæ or Carp family. The common European species is Leuciscus cephalus; the cheven. In America the name is applied to various fishes of the same family, of the genera Semotilus, Squalius, Ceratichthys, etc., and locally to several very different fishes, as the tautog, black bass, etc. Chub mackerel (Zoöl.), a species of mackerel (Scomber colias) in some years found in abundance on the Atlantic coast, but absent in others;

– called also bull mackerel, thimble-eye, and big-eye mackerel.

– Chub sucker (Zoöl.), a fresh-water fish of the United States (Erimyzon sucetta); -- called also creekfish.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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