| 释义 |
ˈpubble, a. Now only dial.
[Of obscure origin; cf. EFris. pumpel, LG. pümpel a fat burly person.]
Fat, well filled, plump.
1566Drant Horace, Sat. ii. F ij b, Yf they bothe be dreste, The Pecocke, and the pubble hen, the Pecocke tasteth best. 1567― Epist. i. iv. D vij, Thou shalt fynde me fat, and wel fed, as pubble as may be. 1641Best Farm. Bks. (Surtees) 99 If the wheate bee a pubble, proude and well-skinned corne. 1691Ray N.C. Words 56 Pubble, fat, full: usually spoken of corn, fruit and the like. 1855Robinson Whitby Gloss. s.v., ‘As pubble as a partridge’, broad-breasted, stout. |