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Webster 1913 Edition
Blubber
1.
A bubble.
At his mouth a
blubber
stood of foam. Henryson.
2.
The fat of whales and other large sea animals from which oil is obtained. It lies immediately under the skin and over the muscular flesh.
3.
(Zool.)
A large sea nettle or medusa.
Blub′ber
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Blubbered
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Blubbering
.] To weep noisily, or so as to disfigure the face; to cry in a childish manner.
She wept, she
blubbered
, and she tore her hair. Swift.
Blub′ber
,Verb.
T.
1.
To swell or disfigure (the face) with weeping; to wet with tears.
Dear Cloe, how
blubbered
is that pretty face! Prior.
2.
To give vent to (tears) or utter (broken words or cries); – with forth or out.
Webster 1828 Edition
Blubber
BLUB'BER
,Noun.
1.
A blobber, or bubble; a common vulgar word, but legitimate.2.
The fat of whales and other large sea animals, of which is made train-oil. It lies immediately under the skin and over the muscular flesh.3.
Sea nettle, or sea blubber, the medusa.BLUB'BER
,Verb.
I.
If I mistake not, this word carries with it the idea of weeping, so as to slaver.
BLUB'BER
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
blubber
blubber
English
Noun
blubber (plural blubbers)
- A fatty layer of adipose tissue found immediately beneath the epidermis.
- Fatty tissue.
- The thick coat of fat worn by many arctic animals, such as sea lions, and antarctic animals, such as penguins; used to insulate warmth in the animal's body.
- 2013 August 3, “Yesterday’s fuel”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8847:
- The dawn of the oil age was fairly recent. Although the stuff was used to waterproof boats in the Middle East 6,000 years ago, extracting it in earnest began only in 1859 after an oil strike in Pennsylvania. […] It was used to make kerosene, the main fuel for artificial lighting after overfishing led to a shortage of whale blubber.
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- (obsolete) A bubble.
- Henryson
- At his mouth a blubber stood of foam.
- Henryson
Translations
fatty layer under epidermis
fatty tissue
coat of fat of Arctic animal
Synonyms
- (fatty tissue): adipose tissue
Verb
blubber (third-person singular simple present blubbers, present participle blubbering, simple past and past participle blubbered)
- To make noises or broken words while crying.
- Jonathan Swift
- She wept, she blubbered, and she tore her hair.
- Jonathan Swift
- (archaic) To swell or disfigure (the face) with weeping; to wet with tears.
- Prior
- Dear Cloe, how blubbered is that pretty face!
- Prior
Derived terms
Translations
to make noises while crying
(archaic) To swell or disfigure (the face) with weeping; to wet with tears