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▪ I. † bub, n.1 Sc. Obs. [Prob. imitating the sound of a dull blow as in thud: cf. bob n.3, a firm blow.] A storm, a blast.
a1500Q. Shaw Adv. to Courtier, Thair may cum bubbis ye not suspek. 1513Douglas æneis i. iii. 15 Ane blusterand bub out fra the northt braying. 1535Stewart Cron. Scot. I. 124 Sum with ane bub had blawin doun hir blind. ▪ II. bub, n.2|bʌb| Also 7 bubb. [? imitation of the sound of drinking; cf. bib v.] 1. A slang word for drink, esp. strong beer.
1671–2Westm. Drollery in Roxb. Ballads (1883) IV. 440 They..took away..their Wallets..Which brought their good Bubb. 1718Prior Poems 193 He loves cheap Port, and double Bub. 1812J. H. Vaux Flash Dict., Bub, a low expression signifying drink. c1840Marryat R. Reefer lxv, Our bub and our grub. 1841J. W. Orderson Creol. iii. 28 The gentlemen enjoyed their bub and roasted corn. 2. A mixture of meal and yeast with warm wort and water, used to promote fermentation.
1880Act 43 & 44 Vic. xxiv. §33 Bub or any other composition for promoting the fermentation of wort. ▪ III. † bub, n.3 Obs. rare—1. [perh. a. F. bube; or suggested by bubble.] A pustule.
1597Lowe Chirurg. (1634) 82 Papulas..are little bubs or pustules, that breake out by themselves through the skinne. ▪ IV. † bub, n.4 Obs. slang. [app. short for bubble n. (sense 5): cf. bub v.2]
1690B. E. Dict. Cant. Crew, Bub, or Bubble, one that is Cheated. ▪ V. bub, n.5 A contraction of bubby1.
1860Hotten Slang Dict. (ed. 2) 105 Bub, a teat, woman's breast. 1955Essays in Criticism V. 123 ‘Breasts’ are always ‘bubs’. 1957E. Pound tr. Rimbaud 11 The gal with the big bubs And lively eyes. ▪ VI. bub, n.6 U.S. colloq. [See bubby2.] A form of familiar address to boys or men. (Cf. bud n.3)
1839C. F. Briggs Adv. H. Franco II. 189 ‘Speak louder, Bub,’ said one of the vice presidents, encouragingly. 1872‘Mark Twain’ Roughing It v. 51 Well, I shall have to tear myself away from you, bub. 1896McClure's Mag. VI. 485/2 She always called him ‘bub’ when she wanted to vex him. 1902S. E. White Blazed Trail xxviii, Well, bub,..blowed that stake you made out of Radway, yet? 1948Chicago Star 24 Apr. 3/4 Hey bub—can I get a squint at yer uppers? ▪ VII. † bub, v.1 Obs. rare—1. [Cf. bub n.1, and bubble.] trans. To throw up in bubbles. In quot. with up.
1563Sackville Mirr. Mag. Induct. lxix, Acheron..bubs up swelth as black as hell. ▪ VIII. † bub, v.2 Obs. rare—1. [? short for bubble v.] ? To bribe, or ? to cheat.
1719D'Urfey Pills II. 54 Another makes Racing a Trade..And many a Crimp Match has made, By bubbing another Man's Groom. |