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fussock

/ˈfʌsək/

fussock noun: a fat woman.

Noun

fussock (plural fussocks)

  1. (archaic) A fat woman.
    • "Ay, the mercer's wife—I shall come to her presently. Well, Peregrine, as you have often seen, is a shade or so jealous of that fussock, his wife, who looks, when she is tricked out in her new russet grogram cloak, more like a brown haycock in motion than a living woman."1838, John P. Kennedy, chapter X, in Rob of the Bowl, volume I

fussock meaning in Tagalog

fussock in Tagalog

Translations
tambugak

Forms of fussock

pluralfussocks

Words formed from fussock

Words that rhyme with fussock

Questions about fussock

What does fussock mean?
Fussock means a fat woman.
What is fussock in Tagalog?
Fussock in Tagalog is tambugak. See Fussock meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is fussock?
Fussock is a noun.
How do you pronounce fussock?
Fussock is pronounced /ˈfʌsək/.
What is the plural of fussock?
The plural of fussock is fussocks.

Words near fussock in the dictionary

  1. fussing around
  2. fussing over
  3. fussings
  4. fussless
  5. fusslessness
  6. fussock
  7. fussocks
  8. fussocky
  9. fusspot
  10. fusspots
  11. fusspotted

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