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bellyloads

bellyloads is the plural of bellyload.

Meaning of bellyload

Noun

bellyload (plural bellyloads)

  1. (colloquial) The amount that will fit in one's belly.
    • “I done cooked most of this yer grub,” whined he of the razor, “an’ I’se gwine t’eat my belly-load.”1895, C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne, chapter 18, in Honor of Thieves, New York: R.F. Fenno, published 1899, page 204
  2. (colloquial) The amount or number that will fit inside an aircraft.
    • The plane was in labor carrying a belly-load of bombs.1980, Samuel Fuller, chapter 23, in The Big Red One, New York: Bantam, page 79
  3. (colloquial) A large amount or number (of something).
    • She caused a bellyload of trouble […]1993, Joan Lingard, chapter 4, in After Colette, London: Sinclair-Stevenson, page 85

Questions about bellyloads

What is bellyloads the plural of?
Bellyloads is the plural of bellyload.

Words near bellyloads in the dictionary

  1. bellylaughing
  2. bellylaughs
  3. bellyless
  4. bellylike
  5. bellyload
  6. bellyloads
  7. bellyring
  8. bellyrings
  9. bellyscraper
  10. bellyscrapers
  11. bellytimber

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