Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Blubber"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Blubber \Blub"ber\, n. [See {Blobber}, {Blob}, {Bleb}.]
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. (Zo["o]l.) A large sea nettle or medusa.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Blubber \Blub"ber\, v. 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Blubber \Blub"ber\, v. 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
blubber
adj : swollen with fat; "blubber cheeks"; "blubber lips"; "a
coarse blubbery individual" [syn: {blubbery}]
n : an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and
other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil
v 1: cry or whine with snuffling; "Stop snivelling--you got
yourself into this mess!" [syn: {snivel}, {sniffle}, {snuffle}]
2: utter while crying [syn: {blubber out}]
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