Fussock
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfʌsək/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fussock is a noun meaning (archaic) A fat woman.
Meaning
(archaic) A fat woman.
Example Sentences
"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."
Word Forms
- fussocks
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fustilugs, fustilug, fusser, funge, fusking, frow.
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