Etymology

bellyband

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Today it means: A strap around the belly of a horse or other draft animal used to secure a saddle or the shafts of a cart. Full definition →

Japanese 腹巻き
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  1. Japanese · calque of腹巻き
  2. English todaybellyband

From belly + band. As a Japanese article of clothing, a calque of Japanese 腹巻き (haramaki).

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