"bellowser" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bellowsers [plural]
Etymology: bellows + -er, from bellows (“the lungs”); (life sentence): because people continue to breathe until they die. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bellows|er|id2=relational}} bellows + -er, {{m|en|bellows||the lungs}} bellows (“the lungs”), {{sense|life sentence}} (life sentence): Head templates: {{en-noun}} bellowser (plural bellowsers)
  1. (slang, obsolete) A sentence of transportation for life. Tags: obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-bellowser-en-noun-4RCKhH09
  2. (slang, obsolete) A blow in the pit of the stomach, taking one's breath away. Tags: obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-bellowser-en-noun-ZJ-g1AK9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (relational) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (relational): 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bellowsed

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for bellowser meaning in English (1.7kB)

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