yellowbelly
[ yel-oh-bel-ee ]
/ ˈyɛl oʊˌbɛl i /
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noun, plural yel·low·bel·lies.
Slang. a person who is without courage, fortitude, or nerve; coward.
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Down with the yellowbelly, and teach him that this country ain't no place fer him nor his kind.
The Blue Dragon|Kirk Munroe
British Dictionary definitions for yellowbelly (1 of 2)
yellow belly
noun
dialect a native of Lincolnshire, esp of the fens
British Dictionary definitions for yellowbelly (2 of 2)
Derived forms of yellow-belly
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