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bally-wartch

bally-wartch is the alternative spelling of bellywark.

Meaning of bellywark

Noun

bellywark (countable and uncountable, plural bellywarks)

  1. (Midlands, Northern England) A pain in the stomach; bellyache; colic; gripe.
    • "Nay, nay," replied Charley, "I'm noen soea weel this morning, I've had th' bellywark vary bad, an' I'm feared it 'ell start again if I knock abaet, I'd rather ne quiet."1869, A. Lodge, Forty Years Ago, page 22
  2. (Yorkshire) A shot in marbles made with the taw held against the belly.

Forms of bally-wartch

pluralbally-wartches

Questions about bally-wartch

What is bally-wartch the alternative spelling of?
Bally-wartch is the alternative spelling of bellywark.

Words near bally-wartch in the dictionary

  1. Ballwin
  2. bally
  3. bally about
  4. bally-warche
  5. bally-warches
  6. bally-wartch
  7. bally-wartches
  8. ballyard
  9. ballyards
  10. Ballybay
  11. ballybetagh

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