Pot-belly

Pot-belly
Pot-belly Pot"-bel`ly, n. A protuberant belly. [1913 Webster]

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  • pot belly — protruding belly …   English contemporary dictionary

  • pot belly — noun a protruding, rotund stomach. Derivatives pot bellied adjective …   English new terms dictionary

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