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bellyache
CIDE DICTIONARY
bellyache, n.
Pain in the bowels; colic. [1913 Webster]
bellyache, v. i.
to complain, especially in a whining or grumbling manner; to gripe. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bellyache, n. & v.
--n. colloq. a stomach pain.
--v.intr. sl. complain noisily or persistently.
--n. colloq. a stomach pain.
--v.intr. sl. complain noisily or persistently.
Derivative
bellyacher n.
THESAURUS
bellyache
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