Fwd: "pussel-gut, v." - Word of the Day from the OED

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Your word for today is: pussel-gut, v.

pussel-gut, v.
Pronunciation: Brit. /ˈpʌslˌgʌt/,  U.S. /ˈpəs(ə)l ˌgət/
Etymology: <  pussy-gut n. (see β. forms at that entry), after pussy-gutted adj.
 nonce-wd.
  trans. (refl.) To fatten; to render obese. Cf. pussy-gutted adj.
1930  W. Faulkner As I lay Dying 36 He has pussel-gutted himself
eating cold greens.

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