"sourbelly" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sourbellies [plural]
Etymology: From sour + belly. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sour|belly}} sour + belly Head templates: {{en-noun}} sourbelly (plural sourbellies)
  1. A cantankerous person.
    Sense id: en-sourbelly-en-noun-XQCBIz8f
  2. Alternative spelling of sowbelly Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: sowbelly
    Sense id: en-sourbelly-en-noun-1H0kOzi1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97

Inflected forms

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