fattenern.
/ˈfat(ə)nə/ a. One who or that which makes fat.
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the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > feeding animals > [noun] > fattening > fattener
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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > [noun] > fattening > one who fattens
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1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Graissier,..a Grasier, or fattener of cattell.
1741 Mem. Martinus Scriblerus i. 9 in A. Pope Wks. II The wind was at West, a wind on which that great Philosopher bestowed the Encomiums of Fatner of the earth [etc.].
1884 W. Wren in Pall Mall Gaz. 14 May 11/1 There is a difference between crammers and chicken fatteners.
b. One that grows fat.
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the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > broad shape or physique > [noun] > fat or plump shape or physique > person having
porknellc1540
porkling1541
porridge belly1580
tallow catch1598
woolsack1598
candle-mine1600
trillibub1600
bauson1607
panguts1617
firkin1630
porker1665
poke pudding1706
pudsy1710
jolluxa1797
fatty1797
fattener1817
rotundity1824
tun-butt1829
stout party1855
pig1858
fatlinga1861
slob1861
bladder of lard1864
butterball1877
lard-bladder1891
jelly-belly1896
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barrel1909
flop1909
pussy-gut1909
gutbucket1919
Billy Bunter1939
endomorph1940
Fatso1944
slug1959
1817 T. L. Peacock Melincourt III. xl. 171 Fatteners on public spoil.
c. With adjective: An animal that fattens (early, late, slowly, etc.).
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1852 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 13 i. 193 Their character as rapid and early fatteners.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
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