Emily Dickinson Lexicon

BLOB'BER, n. [Ir. plub, or pluibin, from swelling, pushing out, as in bleb, blubber; W. llwb, a bulging out. Qu. bulb, by transposition. See Blubber.]

A bubble; pronounced by the common people in America, blabber. It is a legitimate word, but not elegant. – Carew.