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chub definition

chub (c̸hub)

noun pl. chubs or chub

  1. ☆ any of several small, freshwater cyprinoid fishes often used as bait
  2. any of several freshwater ciscos (genus Coregonus) of N regions
  3. any of a number of marine fishes with a small mouth; esp., any of a family (Kyphosidae) of percoid fishes

Etymology: LME chubbe

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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