pursy
Meaning
- Out of breath; short of breath, especially due to fatness.
- Fat and short.
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Etymology
In summary
From Middle English pursyf (“short of breath, asthmatic”), probably from Old French pousser (“to push; to breathe with difficulty”); see French poussif (“wheezy”).
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