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单词 fatter
释义

fattern.

/ˈfatə/
Etymology: < fat v. + -er suffix1.
a. One who makes fat. †Said also of the food.
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the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [noun] > fattening food
fatter1528
the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > [noun] > fattening > one who fattens
feederc1430
fattener1611
fatter1671
1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. G ij Grene chese..is a nourisher and a fatter.
1671 H. M. tr. Erasmus Colloquies 71 This Hen..hath..had a niggardly fatter of her up.
1882 Athenæum 26 Aug. 271/2 Those who..buy up lean chickens for the fatter's coop.
b. With adjective prefixed: An animal that grows fat (quickly, etc.). Also †fatter up.
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the world > animals > animal body > [noun] > large animal > animal that grows fat quickly
fatter1806
1806 W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. 4 83 Where food is plentiful the Java hog is the quickest fatter.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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