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Meanings of pot-bellied in English

Having a protuberant belly.

Usage of pot-bellied in English
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The pot-bellied stove yawned red-mouthed at him, a scant three feet away.
The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories
2
But we have been betrayed by a pot-bellied, humpbacked, and crabbed dwarf.
Four Arthurian Romances
3
Another man, a gray-haired, pot-bellied deputy-came in and put handcuffs on Kale.
Phantoms
4
He was pot-bellied, tanned, with greying hair on his tummy and chest.
The Irish Times
5
Here an older, bearded and pot-bellied fellow sauntered over, pointing a finger.
Dancer’s Lament
6
They were misleading, pot-bellied animals that Casey hazed before him toward the Tippipahs.
Casey Ryan
7
It came apparently from a nearby, pot-bellied tripper ship of really ancient vintage.
The Pirates of Ersatz
8
Coke, rascal though he was, and pot-bellied withal, was no Falstaff.
The Stowaway Girl
9
The bridegroom was a round, well-fed, pot-bellied little man, very much dressed up.
Best Russian Short Stories
10
That pot-bellied little fellow in the checked suit is Selfridge.
The Yukon Trail: A Tale of the North
11
It was a religious composition, and represented the temptations of a pot-bellied Saint Anthony.
J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 1
12
Starved children, pot-bellied and with arms and legs like sticks.
Eyeless in Gaza
13
These pot-bellied merchants don't seem to realize that they exist owing to our exertions.
The Diary of a U-boat Commander / With an Introduction and Expla...
14
They were both small, pot-bellied men with very little hair.
Faerie Wars
15
How this pot-bellied pig runs off at the mouth -
The Odyssey
16
The men were in general old, flat-headed, and pot-bellied.
Travels of Richard and John Lander into the interior of Africa, ...
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