bellyful
noun
all that a person can tolerate.
bellyfuls
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pluralof bellyful.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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I sing hay-ree, that is, hay and rye; meaning that they shall have hay and rye, their bellyfuls, if they will draw hard.
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 8 by Hazlitt, William Carew
All very fine," he said, "to wag your ears and parley, And pretend you quite despise my bellyfuls of barley!
From The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 2 by MacDonald, George
They should ha' had the best o' schooling, and their bellyfuls o' food.
From Mary Barton by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn
Ay, pipe away there," said the infamous Lag, "and scream and howl your bellyfuls; but it will be long ere such music will reach the ear or soften the heart of my Lord Lauderdale.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 by Various
We donnot want dainties, we want bellyfuls; we donnot want gimcrack coats and waistcoats, we want warm clothes; and so that we get 'em, we'd not quarrel wi' what they're made on.
From Mary Barton by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn
