late 17th cent. (in the sense cause to swell): from obsolete bloatswollen, soft, perhaps from Old Norse blautrsoft, flabby. The noun sense dates from the late 19th centlate 16th cent.: related to the adjective bloatused in the compound bloat herringbloater from the late 16th to mid 17th cent.; of obscure origin
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noun
1.swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas