Meaning of barrel-bellied | Babel Free

Definitions

Having a large prominent belly reminiscent of a barrel.

Examples

“Two other hunters—next to him in presence of mind and energy—threw their arms round the great barrel-bellied infant, and hoisted him into the boat, which nearly capsized with the weight and struggle.”

“Yes, that Boris Johnson, the tousle-haired, barrel-bellied engineer of the UK's exit from the EU.”

“But how much more galling for a woman whose trademark throughout her long career has been her elegance, her age-defying looks and her meticulous grooming to find out that the Gloria “lookalike” who spearheaded the scam is revealed on CCTV footage to be a barrel-bellied old bat in drawstring trousers and gutties.”

“Another pleasure earlier in summer is to watch the barrel-bellied gravid females warming their unborn embryos, which emerge directly as babies rather than as eggs (hence the species’ old name, viviparous lizard).”

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