fish-bellied
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of fish-bellied
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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The line was at first laid with fish-bellied rails weighing thirty-five pounds to the yard, calculated only for horse-traffic, or, at most, for engines like the “Rocket,” of very light weight.
From Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson by Samuel Smiles
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