Remember the first Walkman, introduced in 1979, with its tubby buttons and workmanlike profile.
Gazing toward Stonington Hunt, tubby saw that the man held a revolver in his hand.
You certainly did seem to have a bad time of it, tubby, in the wash of the Channel!
You've struck something new about that boat business, that's what, tubby!
"Anyhow, they're chasing the German aroplane off," tubby declared.
All the same there was considerable satisfaction to tubby, Rob and the other two scouts, because the mystery had been cleared up.
tubby again held his breath, and stared as hard as he could at the prisoner.
The tenor shrieked out his tender passion, and the tubby soprano sank into his inadequate arms with languishing sighs.
He was getting on his feet again as tubby made that last remark.
But tubby was not in this exciting adventure at all, being asleep under the bush at their lunching place.
A trial, esp of someone's skill, acting or singing ability, etc (1903+)