chub
Americannoun
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chub,
plural
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chubs
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a common freshwater fish, Leuciscus cephalus, of European waters, having a thick, fusiform body.
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any of various related fishes.
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any of several unrelated American fishes, especially the tautog and whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes.
noun
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a common European freshwater cyprinid game fish, Leuciscus (or Squalius ) cephalus, having a cylindrical dark greenish body
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any of various North American fishes, esp certain whitefishes and minnows
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of chub
1400–50; late Middle English chubbe, of obscure origin
Example Sentences
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Some large coarse fish, such as chub, roach and dace were also killed.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Slice the chub of salami into 1/4-inch thick circular rounds, then cut them each into 4 equal-sized chunks.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2026
The silver chub isn't considered sensitive to climate change on a national scale, but context matters.
From Science Daily ● May 17, 2024
The chub have multiplied heartily, but Letteriello has had to erect netting “to keep raccoons from ravaging the pond.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2023
She could feel her bones and muscles just underneath all the chub, and they were big, too.
From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell
The 10-pound and 5-pound chubs of Hill Country Fare 73% ground chuck and the 5-pound chub of H-E-B store brand 80% ground chuck are subject to recall, according to the FSIS.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 17, 2022
Among the dead fish were minnows, white suckers and creek chubs.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2018
Sardines, chubs, rugelach, pickles, boxes of matzo, halva sold by the block, rye bread to blow your socks off, Bloody Marys: these are the flavours which define New York for me.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 13, 2015
Backlit signs in black and white proclaim the presence of sardines, chubs, rugelach and pickles by the barrel.
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2014
Flathead chubs could have entered the Rio Grande-Pecos system by stream-capture from the Arkansas System, in northeastern New Mexico or southern Colorado.
From Geographic Variation in the North American Cyprinid Fish, Hybopsis gracilis by Frank B. Cross
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