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fuzz-ball
fuzz-ball (ˈfʌzbɔːl) Forms: 6–7 fus(se)bal(l, 7, 9 fuss-, 7–9 fuz-, 7– fuzz-ball. [f. fuzz n.1 + ball.] A popular name of the fungus Lycoperdon Bovista, puff-ball.1597 Gerarde Herbal iii. clxii. 1386 Puffes Fistes & Fusse⁓bals. 1598 R. Bernard tr. Terence, Adelphi ii. ii, He hath made..my head as so... Oxford English Dictionary
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fuzzock
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 ... Oxford English Dictionary
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fuss-ball
▪ 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... Oxford English Dictionary
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Chris King and Vicki Grant
Kinetic Kid – Glassman – X-Rayder – Spheror – Fuzz-Ball - a superhero that was a fuzzy head with feet but no body or arms. wikipedia.org
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fuzzy
▪ I. fuzzy, a. (ˈfʌzɪ) [f. fuzz n.1 + -y1. Cf. fozy.] 1. Not firm or sound in substance; spongy. Obs. exc. dial. (Cf. fozy.)1616 Surfl. & Markh. Country Farme iv. iv. 498 If your ground be subiect to anie filthie soft mosse, or fuzzie grasse, which is both vnsauourie and vnwholesome for beasts. 1664... Oxford English Dictionary
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fuzz
▪ I. fuzz, n.1 (fʌz) In sense 2 also 7 fuss. [Perh. imitative of the action of blowing away light particles. Cf., however, fozy and the cognate words there cited.] 1. Loose volatile matter; a mass of fine, light, fluffy particles.1674 N. Fairfax Bulk & Selv. 125 A Snayl..which is..to our feeling, ve... Oxford English Dictionary
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mullipuff
ˈmullipuff Obs. exc. dial. Forms: 7 mully-puffe, mullipuff(e, 8 mollipuff, 9 mully-puff (E.D.D.). [f. mully a. + puff n.] 1. = fuzz-ball; hence, as a term of contempt.1629 Shirley Wedding iv. H 4 b, Thou mully-puffe, were it not iustice to kicke thy guts out. 1674 J. Josselyn Voy. New Eng. 81 Fuss-b... Oxford English Dictionary
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fist
▪ I. fist, n.1 (fɪst) Forms: 1 f{yacu}st, (fæst), 2–6 fest(e, (3 south. veste), 3–5 fust(e, (3 south. vuste), 4–5 feest, 4–6 fyst(e, 4, 6–7 fiste, 5– fist. [OE. f{yacu}st str. fem. corresponds to OFris. fêst, MLG. fûst (Du. vuist), OHG. fûst (MHG. vûst, mod.Ger. faust):—WGer. *fûsti. By some scholar... Oxford English Dictionary
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