yellow belly

¹

noun

1. dialect.
   a native of Lincolnshire, esp of the fens

yellow-belly

²

noun

1. a slang word for coward
2. another name for callop

Derived Forms

• ˈyellow-ˌbellied, adjective

Example Sentences

The first animal I rode had legs barred like a zebra's, and my friend's rejoiced in purple flanks and a yellow belly.

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Lead-colored head and neck, becoming nearly black on the breast; clear olive-green back, and yellow belly.

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The alligator rolled slowly over, with its yellow belly on top and its four paws uplifted.

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In his notes, the yellow-belly may be said to take after both the least flycatcher and the wood pewee.

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A long green balloon with white and yellow belly stripes is a ghost.

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