Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Fat; stout; plump.
- noun A fat person.
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Examples
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I met wi 'twa dink quines in particlar, ane o' them a sonsie, fine, fodgel lass, baith braw and bonnie; the tither was a clean-shankit, straught, tight, weel-far'd winch, as blythe's a lintwhite on a flowerie thorn, and as sweet and modest's a new blawn plumrose in a hazle shaw.
The Letters of Robert Burns Robert Burns 1777
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I met wi 'twa dink quines in particular, ane o' them a sonsie, fine, fodgel lass, baith braw and bonnie; the tither was clean-shankit, straught, tight, weelfar'd winch, as blythe's a lintwhite on a flowerie thorn, and as sweet and modest's a new-blawn plumrose in a hazle shaw.
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If in your bounds, ye chance to light Upon a fine, fat, fodgel wight,
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[This "fine, fat, fodgel wight" was a clever man, a skilful antiquary, and fond of wit and wine.
sionnach commented on the word fodgel
plump, short, and good-tempered.
June 11, 2009