belcher — ozdic

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noun

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Someone who belches.

noun

1

A dark blue neckerchief with white spots, each having a dark-blue spot in the centre.

1837-39, Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist He had a brown hat on his head, and a dirty belcher handkerchief round his neck: with the long frayed ends of which he smeared the beer from his face as he spoke.

name

1

A surname from French.

2

An unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky, United States.

3

A village in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States.

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1837-39, Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist He had a brown hat on his head, and a dirty belcher handkerchief round his neck: with the long frayed ends of which he smeared the beer from his face as he spoke

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