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gorbelly

[ gawr-bel-ee ]
/ ˈgɔrˌbɛl i /
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noun, plural gor·bel·lies.Obsolete.
a protruding belly.
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Origin of gorbelly

1510–20; perhaps gore1 + belly; compare Swedish (dial.) går-bälg

OTHER WORDS FROM gorbelly

gorbellied, adjective

Words nearby gorbelly

Gorakhpur, goral, Gorbachev, Gorbachev, Mikhail, Gorbals, gorbelly, gorblimey, Gorchakov, gorcock, Gordian, Gordian knot
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How to use gorbelly in a sentence

  • Here is the famous temple of the great deity Omasius Gorgut, or Gorbelly.

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