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bare-bellied Joe

bare-bellied Joe noun: a ewe with little or no wool on its belly, therefore requiring less time to shear.

Noun

bare-bellied Joe (plural bare-bellied Joes)

  1. (Australia, informal) A ewe with little or no wool on its belly, therefore requiring less time to shear.

Forms of bare-bellied Joe

pluralbare-bellied Joes

Origin of bare-bellied Joe

Variant of bare-bellied yoe (dialectal form of ewe), with final /d/ of bellied joining with initial /j/ of yeo to form /d͡ʒ/.

Questions about bare-bellied Joe

What does bare-bellied Joe mean?
Bare-bellied Joe means a ewe with little or no wool on its belly, therefore requiring less time to shear.
What part of speech is bare-bellied Joe?
Bare-bellied Joe is a noun.
What is the plural of bare-bellied Joe?
The plural of bare-bellied Joe is bare-bellied Joes.

Words near bare-bellied Joe in the dictionary

  1. bare-arse
  2. bare-assed
  3. bare-backed
  4. bare-backedness
  5. bare-bellied
  6. bare-bellied Joe
  7. bare-bellied Joes
  8. bare-boned
  9. bare-bones
  10. bare-boobed
  11. bare-bottomed

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