kyte

American

[kahyt] / kaɪt /

Or kite

noun

Scot. and North England.

the paunch; stomach; belly.

kyte British

/ kəɪt /

noun

the belly

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Etymology

Origin of kyte

1530–40; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Icelandic kȳta stomach of the blenny

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kyte

Ye canna keep up yer heart on a toom kyte.'

From Wee Macgreegor Enlists by J. J. (John Joy) Bell

He's a selfish skyte that cares but for his ain kyte.

From The Proverbs of Scotland by Alexander Hislop

"A leg of a lark is better than the body of a kyte."

From Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources by F. Edward (Frederick Edward) Hulme

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