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belly-wark

belly-wark 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 belly-wark

pluralbelly-warks

Questions about belly-wark

What is belly-wark the alternative spelling of?
Belly-wark is the alternative spelling of bellywark.

Words near belly-wark in the dictionary

  1. belly-up
  2. belly-up peach
  3. belly-up peaches
  4. belly-wahk
  5. belly-wahks
  6. belly-wark
  7. belly-warks
  8. bellyache
  9. bellyache bush
  10. bellyache bushes
  11. bellyache root

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