"fussock" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfʌsək/ Forms: fussocks [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌsək Head templates: {{en-noun}} fussock (plural fussocks)
  1. (archaic) A fat woman. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Female people Hypernyms: woman, landwhale Translations (Translations): toutoune [feminine] (French), φάλαινα (fálaina) [feminine] (Greek), tambugak (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-fussock-en-noun-X9kcilcp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for fussock meaning in English (1.7kB)

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