n. A term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow. [ Slang ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
v. i. To grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular tissue; to puff out; to swell. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Bloated. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To dry (herrings) in smoke. See Blote. [ 1913 Webster ]
p. a. Distended beyond the natural or usual size, as by the presence of water, serum, etc.; turgid; swollen;
n. The state of being bloated. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Bloat, Blote. ] The common herring, esp. when of large size, smoked, and half dried; -- called also