Fat

1. Rich; producing a large income; desirable; as, a fat benefice; a fat office; a fat job.
2. Abounding with fat
3. To make fat; to fatten; to make plump and fleshy with abundant food; as, to fat fowls or sheep.
4. Fleshy; characterized by fatness; plump; corpulent; not lean; as, a fat man; a fat ox.
5. To grow fat, plump, and fleshy.
6. Fertile; productive; as, a fat soil; a fat pasture.
7. Of a character which enables the compositor to make large wages; -- said of matter containing blank, cuts, or many leads, etc.; as, a fat take; a fat page.
8. Work. containing much blank, or its equivalent, and, therefore, profitable to the compositor.
9. An oily liquid or greasy substance making up the main bulk of the adipose tissue of animals, and widely distributed in the seeds of plants. See Adipose tissue, under Adipose.
10. Abounding in riches; affluent; fortunate.
11. Exhibiting the qualities of a fat animal; coarse; heavy; gross; dull; stupid.
12. A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat.
13. Oily; greasy; unctuous; rich; -- said of food.
14. A measure of quantity, differing for different commodities.
15. The best or richest productions; the best part; as, to live on the fat of the land.