whip-belly

noun

Poor quality (weak or sour) beer.

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pinch-gutrotgut
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Meanings

nounwhip-belly (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablePoor quality (weak or sour) beer.

    Whip-belly — Thin, poor, or weak liquor. Ex. She's a regular skinflint, and supplies her customers with whip-belly,

    [1866, J. Ellet Brogden, Provincial Words and Expressions Current in Lincolnshire, page 223

    Synonyms: pinch-gut, rotgut

Synonyms & antonyms

nounPoor quality (weak or sour) beer.

Similar
pinch-gutrotgut

Origin

From whip + belly. In reference to its effect on the stomach.

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APA

whip-belly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whip-belly

MLA

“whip-belly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whip-belly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whip-belly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whip-belly.

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