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gor•bel•ly
(gôr′bel′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -lies. [Obs.]
gor′bel′lied, adj.
- a protruding belly.
- 1510–20; perh. gore1 + belly; compare Swedish (dialect, dialectal) går-bälg