Belly-timber
//ˈbɛliˌtɪmbə// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Food, provender. archaic, dialectal, humorous, uncountable, usually
"And tho' knights errant, as some think, / Of old did neither eat nor drink, / Because when thorough deserts vast, / And regions desolate, they past, / Where belly-timber above ground, / Or under, was not to be found …"
Example
More examples"And tho' knights errant, as some think, / Of old did neither eat nor drink, / Because when thorough deserts vast, / And regions desolate, they past, / Where belly-timber above ground, / Or under, was not to be found …"
Etymology
From belly + timber.
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