Pot-belly
[pot-bel-ee] /ˈpɒtˌbɛl i/
noun, plural potbellies.
1.
a distended or protuberant .
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/ˈpɒtˌbɛlɪ/
noun (pl) -lies
1.
a protruding or distended belly
2.
a person having such a belly
3.
(US & Canadian) a small bulbous stove in which wood or coal is burned
n.
1714, from pot (n.1) + belly (n.). Pot-belly stove, so called for its shape, attested from 1943.
potbelly pot·bel·ly (pŏt’běl’ē)
n.
A protruding abdominal region.
noun
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