He is a young chub, or a mere chub; i.e. a foolish fellow, easily imposed on: an illusion to a fish of that name, easily taken.
·noun A species to fresh-water fish of the Cyprinidae or Carp family. The common European species is...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
The name of a people in alliance with Egypt in the time of Nebuchadnezzar. The word is found only in...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
The Leuciscus cephalus, a fresh-water fish. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
the name of a people in alliance with Egypt in the time of Nebuchadnezzar, (Ezekiel 30:5) and probab...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
·adj Having a plump, short face. ...
Among butchers, a customer easily imposed on, as to the quality and price of meat. CANT. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose