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ˈfussock, fuzzock Also 7 fussocks. [Cf. fuss n.1; also fuss, fuzz n.1, fuzz-ball.] 1. A fat, unwieldy woman. dial. or slang.a 1700 B. E. Dict. Cant. Crew s.v., A Fat Fussocks, a Flusom, Fat, Strapping Woman. c 1746 J. Collier (Tim Bobbin) View Lanc. Dial. Wks. (1862) 55 This broddling Fussock lookt ...
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▪ I. † fuss, n.1 Obs. = fussock 1, fustilugs.1667 Dryden & Davenant Tempest iii. iii, This [his Bosen's Whistle]..is a Badge of my Sea-Office; my fair Fuss, thou dost not know it. 1675 Cotton Burlesque on B. 113 That great ramping Fuss, thy Daughter. 1702 Steele Funeral iii. (1734) 51 O' Sunday Morn...
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