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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BELLYTHRAW, BELLYTHRA, n. The colic. [-θrɑ:, -θrǫ: See P.L.D. §§ 34, 85, 93.]Sc.(E) 1926 “H. M'Diarmid” Drunk Man . . . Thistle 24:
But Man's a fiky bairn Wi' bellythraw, ripples, and worm-i'-the-cheek!s.Sc. 1808 Jam.; nw.Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B. 53:
Bellythra. The colic.
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