a1500 Q. Shaw Advyce to Courtier in J. Pinkerton Anc. Sc. Poems (1786) I. 133 Thair may cum bubbis ye not suspek.

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1957) i. iii. 15 A blastrand bub out from the north brayng.

1568 T. Drant tr. Gregory of Nazianzus Epigr. & Sentences sig. F.viii^u So mayst thou trust the bubbes of fluddes, Which swiftly comes, and gooes.

a1600 ( W. Stewart tr. H. Boece Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) I. l. 4152 Sum with ane bub had blawin doun hir blind.

1806 R. Jamieson Pop. Ballads I. 233 Deep through the busteous bubs o' nicht Brak forth a strugglin grane.

1940 E. Pound Cantos LII–LXXI lxv. 131 At night the wind increased to a hurrycane..Ane blasterened bubb gan in the foresail ding rollings.

1612 P. Lowe Disc. Whole Art Chyrurgerie (ed. 2) iv. iii. 82 Ectimata or Exentemata are called by Hippocrates..Papulas, which are little bubs or pustules, that breake out by themselues through the skinne.

1672 Westm.-drollery: 2nd Pt. 101 They..took away..their Wallets..Which brought their good Bubb.

1718 M. Prior Poems Several Occasions (new ed.) 193 He loves cheap Port, and double Bub.

?c1795 London Compl. Songster 148 I think, my flashy coachman, that you'll take better care, Not for a little bub come the slang upon your fare.

1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. 160 Bub, a low expression signifying drink.

1841 J. W. Orderson Creoleana iii. 28 The gentlemen enjoyed their bub and roasted corn.

a1903 W. E. Henley Poems (1921) 208 You'd see him in his proper place, Making the browns for bub and grub and doss.

1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 402 Some try the addition of bubs, that is of some wort brought into a state of rapid fermentation in a tub, by a large proportion of yeast, but seldom with much success.

1880 Act 43 & 44 Vic. xxiv. §33 Bub or any other composition for promoting the fermentation of wort.

1911 Encycl. Brit. XXV. 699/1 It is inexpedient to allow the souring process to take place in the main wort. It is usual to make a small mash, prepared on special lines, for the production of ‘bub’.., as the soured wort is called.

2011 Financial Law Reporter (Nexis) 6 July They mix 10 kilograms of fresh yeast with molasses purchased from the market which is diluted in water in a tank capacity of 10,000 litres, where it is propagated for 13 hours. The said mixture is called ‘BUB’ as defined in the Punjab Distillery Rules, 1932.

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Bub, or Bubble, one that is Cheated.

1839 C. F. Briggs Adventures Harry Franco II. 189 ‘Speak louder, Bub,’ said one of the vice presidents, encouragingly.

1872 ‘M. Twain’ Roughing It v. 51 Well, I shall have to tear myself away from you, bub.

1896 McClure's Mag. 6 485/2 She always called him ‘bub’ when she wanted to vex him.

1902 S. E. White Blazed Trail xxviii. 193 Well, bub,..blowed that stake you made out of Radway, yet?

1948 Chicago Star 24 Apr. 3/4 Hey bub—can I get a squint at yer uppers?

2002 M. Thebo Saint who loved Me xi. 164 I feel like saying, I don't need the warning, bub, I know I'm losing it.

1841 Hampshire Gaz. (Northampton, Mass.) 13 Jan. 1/3 Perceiving..a slight resemblance to his brother James,..he shook his soft hand most lustily, at the same time saying, or rather shouting ‘how are you bub?’

c1844 Circus (Amer. Sunday-school Union, Philadelphia) 7 ‘You and little bub,’ (for so he called his brother Silas,) ‘can come after school.’

1854 P. H. Skinner Little Ragged Ten Thousand ii. 21 She went to the chimney, and looking up it, she cried,..‘oh mother! where are you and little Bub.’

1917 Green Bk. Mag. July 130/1 Iona leaned against her twin's shoulder... ‘You're going to be a great singer, Bub.’

1954 Sat. Evening Post 19 June 114/3 Kid said, ‘This is my maw, Mrs. Drindle; and my paw, Hor'ce Drindle; and my bub, his name is Yancey.’

2012 Austin (Texas) Amer.-Statesman (Nexis) 22 Nov. a14 The..stress of trying to create..the ‘perfect American family’ [at Thanksgiving]. Some people..achieve that, others..give up after Sis and Bub get into it over Obama, sports, global warming [etc.].

1881 Pearl Christmas Ann. 30 Her bubs were intense, Her arse was immense, And her cunt quite too utterly utter!

1896 R. Morley Flashey Joe in J. S. Farmer Musa Pedestris 97 Your panting bubs.

1957 E. Pound tr. A. Rimbaud 5 Poems 11 The gal with the big bubs And lively eyes.

1992 N.Y. Times Mag. 17 May 30/3 He asked confidentially, ‘When are you going to get a pair of woman's bubs, girl?’

2009 N. Vonnegut Top Producer (2011) xil. 303 The bubs on that girl, he thought salaciously.

1889 Detroit Jrnl. Year Bk. 1 68/2 Sleep, little bub! Thy father has gone to the club; Thy mother is out to a grand soiree... Sleep, little bub!

1906 E. Dyson Fact'ry 'Ands xiv. 190 Wicked gentleman steal mummy's ickle sweetie away, and then bub cry her pretty blue eyes out, she will.

1978 Canberra Times 17 May 34/1 Julie and John welcome the arrival of Andrew's brother Brad... Mum and bub both great.

2016 in B. Symon Your Baby Man. iv. 20/2 He..gave me confidence that my bub was chubby, healthy and doing well.

1953 Argus (Melbourne) 20 Aug. 7/3 Day back in ‘Bubs’. How would you like to be back in the ‘kinda’ class again, with the putty, chalks, and toys?

1977 P. Adams Unspeakable Adams 75 I discovered that all the other kids from the bubs' grade were similarly attired.

1997 Herald Sun (Melbourne) 25 Aug. 18/2 He met his wife Gewen in the ‘Bubs’... They were five.

2011 Herald Sun (Austral.) (Nexis) 10 Dec. 108 They're a group of students who attended the bubs grade at Murrumbeena Primary School in 1938.

1563 T. Sackville in W. Baldwin et al. Myrrour for Magistrates (new ed.) Induct. sig. R.iii^v Acheron..bubs up swelth as blacke as hell.

1654 Mercurius Fumigosus No. 6. 47 The other shee-drinker, is since converted from Ale, and now bubbs nothing but strong Beer.

1665 R. Head Eng. Rogue I. iv. 54 We straight betook our selves to the Boozing Ken; and having bubb'd rumly, we concluded an everlasting friendship.

1675 Mock Songs & Joking Poems 105 He..learns to bub good Ale,..And falls to't tooth and nail, Whether't be new or stale.

?1790 Busy Bee II. 123 We live in perfect harmony, And grub and bub our fill!

1828 J. Walters Eng. & Welsh Dict. (ed. 3) I. at cited word To bub, drink greedily and without ceasing.

1684 T. D'Urfey Several New Songs 8 Another makes Racing a Trade..And many a crimp Match has made, By bubbing [New-Market Song bribing] another Man's Groom.