Meaning of bellows to mend | Babel Free

Definitions

out of breath

UK, obsolete, slang

Examples

“This constitutes the process of respiration or breathing, and on its due performance will chiefly depend the health and usefulness of the animal. A horse calling “bellows-to-mend” is fit for little.”

“A pause now took place, and some mutual feinting and dodging, it being 'bellows to mend' on each side.”

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