bellywark
bellywark noun: a pain in the stomach; bellyache; colic; gripe.
Noun
bellywark (countable and uncountable, plural bellywarks)
- 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
- wish I could eat the darn stuff - gives me bellywarks !!2011 December 7, Richard, “Re: Cafe Giardino”, in Hastings Forum
- A shot in marbles made with the taw held against the belly.
Forms of bellywark
| plural | bellywarks |
|---|---|
| alternative form | belly-wark |
| alternative form | bellywaak |
| alternative form | belly-waak |
| alternative form | bellywahk |
| alternative form | belly-wahk |
| alternative form | bellywarch |
| alternative form | belly-warch |
| alternative form | bally-warche |
| alternative form | bellywartch |
| alternative form | bally-wartch |
| alternative form | belly-wartch |
| alternative form | bellywerch |
| alternative form | belly-werch |
| alternative form | bellywork |
| alternative form | belly-work |
Origin of bellywark
From belly + wark (“pain”).
Questions about bellywark
- What does bellywark mean?
- Bellywark means a pain in the stomach; bellyache; colic; gripe.
- What part of speech is bellywark?
- Bellywark is a noun.
- What is the plural of bellywark?
- The plural of bellywark is bellywarks.
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