"belswagger" meaning in English

See belswagger in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɛlswæɡɚ/ Forms: belswaggers [plural]
Etymology: Contraction of bellyswagger. Head templates: {{en-noun}} belswagger (plural belswaggers)
  1. (obsolete) A slob, obscene person, or a bully. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-belswagger-en-noun-FEyRKRP8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "1905, Bernard Capes, \"Chapter 6\", in A Jay of Italy (historical fiction)"
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