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whip-belly en · NOUN

Etymology

From whip + belly. In reference to its effect on the stomach.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete, uncountable) Poor quality (weak or sour) beer.
    • Whip-belly — Thin, poor, or weak liquor. Ex. She's a regular skinflint, and supplies her customers with whip-belly, [1866, J. Ellet Brogden, Provincial Words and Expressions Current in Lincolnshire, page 223:

Relateds

whip-belly vengeance · wheep-yill

Synonyms

rotgut · pinch-gut