On Fri, 11 Mar 2016 09:21:56 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 3/11/2016 6:44 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On Thursday, March 10, 2016 at 5:26:16 PM UTC-5, The New Other Guy wrote:
>>> On Thu, 10 Mar 2016 21:32:33 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Picked up 4 chubs. 2 are point cut, 1 a bit under 3 pounds,
>>>>> the other 3.5. Plus 2 that are bottom round flat cut, the
>>>>> smaller is almost 4 pounds, the larger just short of 5 pounds.
>>>>
>>>> I don't have a clue about your chubs!
>>>
>>> A 'whole' piece of corned beef is called a chub.
>>
>> Really? Never heard of it.
>>
>> Here's what' I've always known as a chub:
>>
>> <http://www.cargillgroundbeef.com/learn-packaging.aspx>
>>
>> You may have to scroll down a bit.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>>
>
>I've heard the whole piece of brisket referred to as a "packer cut",
>never a chub. That is what some sausage comes in, a plastic tube. It
>is also slang for a semi-erect penis.

During the '40s - '50s clothing stores had a department for larger
sized boys called "Husky" and for larger sized girls it was called
"Chubby"... a la Robert Hall. I wonder if they could get away with
that today... yep:
http://www.amazon.com/Lee-Boys-Husky.../dp/B00BNT27PI
And:
http://www.becauseclothing.com/great...fat-girls.html