gorbelly

gor·bel·ly

[gawr-bel-ee]
noun, plural gor·bel·lies. Obsolete.
a protruding belly.

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

gor·bel·lied, adjective
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