| • |
A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat. |
| • |
A measure of quantity, differing for different commodities. |
| • |
Abounding with fat |
| • |
Fleshy; characterized by fatness; plump; corpulent; not
lean; as, a fat man; a fat ox. |
| • |
Oily; greasy; unctuous; rich; -- said of food. |
| • |
Exhibiting the qualities of a fat animal; coarse; heavy;
gross; dull; stupid. |
| • |
Fertile; productive; as, a fat soil; a fat pasture. |
| • |
Rich; producing a large income; desirable; as, a fat
benefice; a fat office; a fat job. |
| • |
Abounding in riches; affluent; fortunate. |
| • |
Of a character which enables the compositor to make large
wages; -- said of matter containing blank, cuts, or many leads, etc.;
as, a fat take; a fat page. |
| • |
An oily liquid or greasy substance making up the main bulk of
the adipose tissue of animals, and widely distributed in the seeds of
plants. See Adipose tissue, under Adipose. |
| • |
The best or richest productions; the best part; as, to live on
the fat of the land. |
| • |
Work. containing much blank, or its equivalent, and,
therefore, profitable to the compositor. |
| • |
To make fat; to fatten; to make plump and fleshy with abundant
food; as, to fat fowls or sheep. |
| • |
To grow fat, plump, and fleshy. |
Verified Answer