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Definition of Potbelly
1. Noun. Slang for a paunch.
Generic synonyms: Belly, Paunch
Language type: Argot, Cant, Jargon, Lingo, Patois, Slang, Vernacular
2. Noun. A bulbous stove in which wood or coal is burned.
Generic synonyms: Cooking Stove, Kitchen Range, Kitchen Stove, Range, Stove
Definition of Potbelly
1. n. A protuberant belly.
Definition of Potbelly
1. Noun. a large, swollen, or protruding abdomen; a paunch ¹
2. Noun. a potbelly stove ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Potbelly
1. a protruding abdominal region [n -LIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Potbelly
Literary usage of Potbelly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"Referring to the abdomen: potbelly (vulgar); see ABDOMEN. corpulent, o. fat,
big-bellied (now chiefly vulgar), bellied (vulgar). corpselike, a. cadaverous ..."
2. Wild Southern Scenes: A Tale of Disunion! and Border War! by John Beauchamp Jones (1859)
"He's my uncle, and sometimes I call him uncle potbelly." " He was quite well,
... "Uncle potbelly! I'll send him home, to be put to school again! ..."
3. The Pånjábí Dictionary by Maya Singh, Henry Martyn Clark (1895)
"There is no room for himself, yet ho shoves his potbelly in. — Prov. GAND <j sm
Corrupted from the Sanskrit word ..."
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