A chubby or stocky person (dialectal or archaic term).
Possibly from Old English or Germanic roots related to thickness or fullness, though etymology is uncertain; may relate to 'fudge' or words describing compactness.
This word survives mainly in British dialects and regional speech, showing how old insults for body type persist in language long after they're considered acceptable in polite society.
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