Citations:bellywark

English citations of bellywark, belly-wark, belly-wahk, bally-warche, and bally-wartch

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1670, John Ray, “Proverbial Phrases”, in A Compleat Collection of English Proverbs‎^[1], 3rd edition, J. Hughs, Lincoln's-Inn-Field, published 1737, page 198:
Sick of the idle crick, and the belly-wark in the heel.
1865, Benjamin Brierley, Irkdale, or, the Odd House in the Hollow‎^[2], volume 1, page 26:
It edges my teeth wurr nor a railroad whitle when it's yeawlin like a kennol o' clemmed heawnd-shelps, or a donkey wi'th' bally-wartch.
1867, Edwin Waugh, Th' Barrel Organ:
Th' singers couldn't get forrud for laughin'. One on 'em whisper't to Thwittler, an' axed him if his fiddle had getten th' bally-warche.
1869, A. Lodge, Forty Years Ago, page 22:
"Nay, nay," replied Charley, "I'm noen soea weel this morning, I've had th' bellywark vary bad, an' I'm feared it 'ell start again if I knock abaet, I'd rather ne quiet."
1899, John Nicholson, The Folk Speech of East Yorkshire‎^[3], page 93:
Bayn hez belly-wahk wi cranshin si mich rewbub.
2011 December 7, Richard, “Re: Cafe Giardino”, in Hastings Forum‎^[4]:
wish I could eat the darn stuff - gives me bellywarks !!
2013, Greer Gilman, Cloud & Ashes, →ISBN, page 173:
"Cuddy's getten bellywark. Green imbers, he's etten."