potbelly
Americannoun
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a protruding or distended belly
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a person having such a belly
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a small bulbous stove in which wood or coal is burned
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Talia Greis, from Australia, won Macro, with an abstract portrait of a potbelly seahorse in the murky waters near Bare Island, Sydney.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2024
The loft, which rented for $40 a month, had no electricity — power was wired in from a light fixture in the hall — and was heated with a potbelly stove.
From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2023
The confrontation with Rod Steiger as a potbelly, gum-chewing tough sheriff is cruel and funny.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2023
It's hard not to mistake Sanders for Father Christmas, especially with his white facial hair, potbelly and festive get-up.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2022
Hundreds of crates of misprinted dictionaries are stacked in the halls, and the girls burn them page by page in the potbelly stove.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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