yellow-belly

¹ British  

noun

1. a slang word for coward

2. another name for callop

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yellow belly ² British  

noun

1. dialect a native of Lincolnshire, esp of the fens

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Other Word Forms

• yellow-bellied adjective

Example Sentences

Pa said, “Come on, we gotta get back to the Settlement. I’m-a call a meeting so’s we can do something ’bout catching that yellow-belly dog of a blamed thief.”

From Literature

Men might call him "slodger," "yellow-belly"—the first word sounds like the very quintessence of churned mud, the second is eloquent of sickness—and he might grumble at the hardships of his lot.

From Project Gutenberg

At first, Hubie played the "real yellow-belly" that he was and became famous in films.

From Time Magazine Archive

No yellow-belly, Potter accepted�on one condition: Barton must turn critic and review the performance.

From Time Magazine Archive

As a migrant the Yellow-belly is not conspicuous.

From Project Gutenberg