chub

[ chuhb ]

/ tʃʌb /

noun, plural (especially collectively) chub, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) chubs.

a common freshwater fish, Leuciscus cephalus, of European waters, having a thick, fusiform body.

any of various related fishes.

any of several unrelated American fishes, especially the tautog and whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes.

Origin of chub

1400–50; late Middle English chubbe, of obscure origin

Words nearby chub

chrysotile, chs., chthonian, Chu, Chuang-tzu, chub, Chubb, chubby, chub mackerel, chub rub, chubsucker

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Example sentences from the Web for chub

As soon as Welcome could jerk the pin loose, he whirled and stumped furiously back in the direction of Chub and Penny.
Motor Matt's Daring, or, True to His Friends|Stanley R. Matthews
The weighing-in was going forward when Trueman, Chub, and Carl reached the track.
Motor Matt's Triumph, or, Three Speeds Forward|Stanley R. Matthews
Matt and Chub sat down on a couple of stones and leaned back against the steep wall behind them.
Motor Matt's Daring, or, True to His Friends|Stanley R. Matthews
Chub, terribly cast down, continued to lean against the house and say things to himself.
Motor Matt's Daring, or, True to His Friends|Stanley R. Matthews

"If you can't get a chub any other way, you can sometimes get him with a bit of bacon," Willsher was saying.
Guy and Pauline|Compton Mackenzie

British Dictionary definitions for chub

chub

/ (tʃʌb) /

noun plural chub or chubs

a common European freshwater cyprinid game fish, Leuciscus (or Squalius) cephalus, having a cylindrical dark greenish body

any of various North American fishes, esp certain whitefishes and minnows

Word Origin for chub

C15: of unknown origin

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单词	chub
释义	chub [ chuhb ] / tʃʌb / noun, plural (especially collectively) chub, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) chubs. a common freshwater fish, Leuciscus cephalus, of European waters, having a thick, fusiform body. any of various related fishes. any of several unrelated American fishes, especially the tautog and whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes. Origin of chub 1400–50; late Middle English chubbe, of obscure origin Words nearby chub chrysotile, chs., chthonian, Chu, Chuang-tzu, chub, Chubb, chubby, chub mackerel, chub rub, chubsucker Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chub As soon as Welcome could jerk the pin loose, he whirled and stumped furiously back in the direction of Chub and Penny. Motor Matt's Daring, or, True to His Friends\|Stanley R. Matthews The weighing-in was going forward when Trueman, Chub, and Carl reached the track. Motor Matt's Triumph, or, Three Speeds Forward\|Stanley R. Matthews Matt and Chub sat down on a couple of stones and leaned back against the steep wall behind them. Motor Matt's Daring, or, True to His Friends\|Stanley R. Matthews Chub, terribly cast down, continued to lean against the house and say things to himself. Motor Matt's Daring, or, True to His Friends\|Stanley R. Matthews "If you can't get a chub any other way, you can sometimes get him with a bit of bacon," Willsher was saying. Guy and Pauline\|Compton Mackenzie British Dictionary definitions for chub chub / (tʃʌb) / noun plural chub or chubs a common European freshwater cyprinid game fish, Leuciscus (or Squalius) cephalus, having a cylindrical dark greenish body any of various North American fishes, esp certain whitefishes and minnows Word Origin for chub C15: of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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