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pinch-belly en · NOUN

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1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of pinch-gut (“miser”).
   alt of pinch-gut
   • Such a Pinch-belly, that he grudgeth himself sustenance, like that Wretch reported by St. Ambrose, who eating of an Egge for his meat, uttered these words with a sigh, that he had lost a Hen; repining therein at his great expence. 1662, Jacques Olivier, translated by Richard Banke, A Discourse of Women, Shewing Their Imperfections Alphabetically, →OCLC, page 2:
2. (alt-of, alternative, name) alternative name for squeeze stiles, usually stone, in Gloucestershire generally and Stroud in particular. Archaic, mid 20ᵗʰC. There is a 10ᵗʰC right of way called "Pinch Belly Alley" (aka Mercer St) between Westgate St (51.86567,-2.2465) & Cross Keys Lane (51.86516,-2.24715) in Gloucester. The remains of the two stones are embedded in an old wall.
   alt of in Gloucestershire generally and Stroud in particular. Archaic
   alt of mid 20ᵗʰC. There is a 10ᵗʰC right of way called
   alt of squeeze stiles
   alt of usually stone

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