Middle English Dictionary Entry

pǒublī adj.
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Forms pǒublī adj. Also (error) plowbly.
Etymology ?From puble, pobel, etc., vars. of pibel n. Cp. EMnE pubble adj.; ?also cp. G. dial. & EFris. pumpel 'short, fat person'. Erroneous form perh. by influence of plǒume n.

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
Of cherries: plump, well filled out.
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