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Definition of Potbellies
1. potbelly [n] - See also: potbelly
Lexicographical Neighbors of Potbellies
Literary usage of Potbellies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle (1862)
"... potbellies corporeal and spiritual with it, here at home? I am struck silent,
looking at much that goes on under these stars; — and find that mis- ..."
2. History of Friedrich II, of Prussia: Called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle (1900)
"... than buying ridiculous upholsteries, idle luxuries, frivolities, and in the
end unbeautiful potbellies corporeal and spiritual with it, here at home ? ..."
3. History of Friedrich the Second, Called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle (1862)
"... than buying ridiculous upholsteries, idle luxuries, frivolities, and, in the
end, unbeautiful potbellies corporeal and spiritual with it here at home ? ..."
4. The Medical and Surgical Reporter (1898)
"... despite the fears of experienced practitioners that weakness and hemorrhage
will certainly come, despite the horrible dread that potbellies will result, ..."
5. In His Name: A Story of the Waldenses, Seven Hundred Years Ago by Edward Everett Hale (1874)
"... we would smoke the old potbellies out of their kitchens and refectories, and
we would bring the ' Poor Men of Lyons ' home to their own houses, ..."
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