Roly-poly: alternatives and connections

A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat.

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A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat.

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A species of food of a soft or moderately hard consistence, variously made, but often a compound of flour or meal, with milk and eggs, etc.

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A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat.

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A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat.

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The buffel duck.

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Short and thick; of low stature and disproportionately stout.

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Containing fat, or having the qualities of fat; greasy; gross; as, a fatty substance.

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Fat and short; pudgy.

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Short and fat or sturdy; dumpy; podgy; as, a short, pudgy little man; a pudgy little hand.

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Resembling a tub; specifically sounding dull and without resonance, like a tub; wanting elasticity or freedom of sound; as, a tubby violin.

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