"Bruce" > wrote in message
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> In article >, says...
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>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>> > What exactly is a chub?
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>> Ground beef sold in a tubular package. No clue why.
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>> http://www.swagbucks.com/?t=i&q=chub+of+ground+beef
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> Back-formation from chubby.
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> chub (plural chubs)
>
> 1. A chubby, plump person
> 2. (LGBT slang) An overweight or obese *** man.
> 3. A plastic or other flexible package of meat, usually ground meat or
> luncheon meat.
>
> (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chub)

Thanks I knew its use for fish and I knew chubby but I didn't know about
a chub of minced beef



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