gorbelly
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- Words With Friends
- 17
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- 8
Definition of gorbelly
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (obsolete)A large, protruding belly.
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noun
- (obsolete)A large, protruding belly.
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(obsolete)A person with such a belly.
“The belching gorbelly hath well nigh killed me.”
“To be briefe with him, he is a pestilence to pasties, which sweepeth many of them sheere away; a consumption to capons, chickins, and other poultry; a sepulchre to seafish and others in ponds, moates and rivers; a sharp sheepe-biter, and a marveilous mutton monger, a gorbelly glutton.”
“"You girt vlat-vooted, gorbelly, stunpole, Zolomon Moggridge," he yelled, louder and louder with each word, "you've a-squot I so vlat as a dough-fig."”
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Etymology
UK 16th century. Possibly gore + belly or gormand + belly. Compare Swedish går-bälg.
Words you can make from gorbelly
97 playable · top: BROLLY (11 pts)
Best play brolly 11 points5-letter words
11 words4-letter words
39 words- BOGY 10 pts
- GOBY 10 pts
- GYBE 10 pts
- BYRE 9 pts
- BYRL 9 pts
- OBEY 9 pts
- ORBY 9 pts
- GLEY 8 pts
- GORY 8 pts
- GREY 8 pts
- GYRE 8 pts
- GYRO 8 pts
- LOGY 8 pts
- ORGY 8 pts
- BERG 7 pts
- BLOG 7 pts
- GLOB 7 pts
- LORY 7 pts
- LYRE 7 pts
- OYER 7 pts
- RELY 7 pts
- YELL 7 pts
- YORE 7 pts
- BELL 6 pts
- BOLE 6 pts
- BOLL 6 pts
- BORE 6 pts
- LOBE 6 pts
- ROBE 6 pts
- ERGO 5 pts
- GOER 5 pts
- GORE 5 pts
- LOGE 5 pts
- OGLE 5 pts
- OGRE 5 pts
- LORE 4 pts
- ORLE 4 pts
- ROLE 4 pts
- ROLL 4 pts
3-letter words
33 words- BEY 8 pts
- BOY 8 pts
- BYE 8 pts
- YOB 8 pts
- GEY 7 pts
- GOY 7 pts
- BEG 6 pts
- BOG 6 pts
- GOB 6 pts
- LEY 6 pts
- LYE 6 pts
- RYE 6 pts
- YER 6 pts
- BEL 5 pts
- BRO 5 pts
- LOB 5 pts
- OBE 5 pts
- ORB 5 pts
- REB 5 pts
- ROB 5 pts
- EGO 4 pts
- ERG 4 pts
- GEL 4 pts
- GOR 4 pts
- LEG 4 pts
- LOG 4 pts
- ORG 4 pts
- REG 4 pts
- ELL 3 pts
- LOR 3 pts
- OLE 3 pts
- ORE 3 pts
- ROE 3 pts
2-letter words
13 wordsFind your best play with gorbelly
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