Belch

Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary · Matthew George Easton, Noah Webster

Belch - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)

BELCH, v.t.[Eng. bulge,bilge, bulk.]

1. To throw or eject wind from the stomach with violence.

2. To eject violently from a deep hollow place, as, a volcano belches flames and lava.

BELCH, n. The act of throwing out from the stomach, or from a hollow place; eructation.

1. A cant name for malt liquor.

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Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)

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