bellies

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Well, the worry moment their bellies was as long an' as loose as a o'-clo'-bag of a winter's mornin', I'd bring 'em all up to this 'ere winder, five or six at a time--with the darbies on, mind ye Jim.

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  1. noun See abdomen.
  2. noun The underside of the body of certain vertebrates, such as snakes and fish.
  3. noun Informal The stomach.

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  • To those fortunate ones closer to the age of lollipops than lager-bellies, the wildlife of Madagascar is doubtless best known through the lens of the —  BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition
  • Lastly, the quality of wood selected for the bellies is in both makers similar. —  The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators
  • The skin on their bellies was as tight as a drumhead We forced the quivering mare past the two dead horses. —  Paths of Glory Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front
  • But Galba openly declared that none were less to be feared than those who only cared for their bellies, and that even his enormous appetite must be satisfied with the plenty of that province; so that it is evident he was selected for that government more out of contempt than kindness. —  De vita Caesarum
  • Well, the worry moment their bellies was as long an' as loose as a o'-clo'-bag of a winter's mornin', I'd bring 'em all up to this 'ere winder, five or six at a time--with the darbies on, mind ye Jim. —  Stephen Archer and Other Tales
 

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