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fatter|ˈfætə(r)|
[f. fat v. + -er1.]
a. One who makes fat. † Said also of the food.
†b. With adj. prefixed: An animal that grows fat (quickly, etc.). Also † fatter up.
1528Paynel Salerne's Regim. G ij, Grene chese..is a nourisher and a fatter. 1671H. M. tr. Erasm. Colloq. 71 This Hen..hath..had a niggardly fatter of her up. 1806W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. IV. 83 Where food is plentiful the Java hog is the quickest fatter. 1882Athenæum 26 Aug. 271/2 Those who..buy up lean chickens for the fatter's coop. |