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slow bellies

slow bellies is the plural of slow belly.

Meaning of slow belly

Noun

slow belly (plural slow bellies)

  1. (obsolete) A lazy person; a heavy indolent glutton.
    • One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Titus 1:12

Questions about slow bellies

What is slow bellies the plural of?
Slow bellies is the plural of slow belly.

Words near slow bellies in the dictionary

  1. slow as molasses
  2. slow as molasses in January
  3. slow as tar
  4. slow ball
  5. slow balls
  6. slow bellies
  7. slow belly
  8. slow boil
  9. slow boils
  10. slow bowler
  11. slow bowlers

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