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bellywarks

bellywarks is the plural 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.

Questions about bellywarks

What is bellywarks the plural of?
Bellywarks is the plural of bellywark.

Words near bellywarks in the dictionary

  1. bellyrings
  2. bellyscraper
  3. bellyscrapers
  4. bellytimber
  5. bellywark
  6. bellywarks
  7. bellywash
  8. Belman
  9. Belmans
  10. Belmar
  11. Belmarsh

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