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Belcher

//ˈbɛlt͡ʃɚ// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from French.
  2. 2
    An unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky, United States.
  3. 3
    A village in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who belches.
  2. 2
    A dark blue neckerchief with white spots, each having a dark-blue spot in the centre. dated

    "1837-39, Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist He had a brown hat on his head, and a dirty belcher handkerchief round his neck: with the long frayed ends of which he smeared the beer from his face as he spoke."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From belch + -er.

Etymology 2

Named after James Belcher (1781–1811), a famous English boxer.

Etymology 3

From French, from bel + cher.

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