Belly

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• Belly

  ·noun The <<Womb>>. II. Belly ·vt To cause to swell out; to <<Fill>>. III. Belly ·noun The under p...

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• belly

  His eye was bigger than his belly; a saying of a person at a table, who takes more on his plate than...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• belly

  The swell of a sail. The inner or hollow part of compass timber; the outside is called the back. To ...

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• Belly-god

  ·noun One whose great pleasure it is to gratify his appetite; a glutton; an <<Epicure>>. ...

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• Belly-pinched

  ·adj Pinched with hunger; starved. ...

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• Gor-belly

  ·noun A prominent belly; a big-bellied person. ...

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• Pot-belly

  ·noun A protuberant belly. ...

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• Speckled-belly

  ·noun The <<Gadwall>>. ...

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• belly cheat

  An apron. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• belly plea

  The plea of pregnancy, generally adduced by female felons capitally convicted, which they take care ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• belly timber

  Food of all sorts. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• yellow belly

  A native of the Fens of Licoinshire; an allusion to the eels caught there. ...

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• silver-belly

  n. name given: 1) in New SouthWales, to the fish Silver-Bream (q.v.); 2) in Tasmania,to various s...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• yellow-belly

  n. In New South Wales, the nameis given to a fresh-water fish, Ctenolates auratus;called also Golde...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• belly-wark

  the gripes. N. They also say TOOTH-WARK, and HEAD-WARK. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• yellow belly

  a person born in the Fens of Lincolnshire. L. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• belly-band

  A strip of canvas, half way between the close-reef and the foot of square sails, to strengthen them....

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• belly-guy

  A tackle applied half-way up sheers, or long spars that require support in the middle. Frequently ap...

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• belly-mat

  See paunch-mat. ...

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• belly-stay

  Used half-mast down when a mast requires support; as belly-guy, above. ...

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• yellow-belly

  A name given to a person born in the fens along our eastern shores: also occasionally to half-castes...

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• whip-belly vengeance

  or pinch-gut vengeance, of which he that gets the most has the worst share. Weak or sour beer. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose