Citations:bellywark
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English citations of bellywark, belly-wark, belly-wahk, bally-warche, and bally-wartch
Noun: "stomach ache"
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- 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."