belcher

& a. "And Pluto eik the fader of hell is se Reputtis that bisming belch hate full to se." Doug.: Virgil, 217, 43. (Jamie son.) [From Belcher, a noted Bristol pugilist, once champion of England.] A. As subst .: A silk handkerchief or scarf, properly of Belcher's colours. (Dickens: Sketches by Boz; Mi Evans.) B. As adj.: Resembling the handkerchief or scarf described under A. bělch'-ing, * bělk-ing, pr. par., a., & s. [BELCH, BELK, v.] A. & B. As present participle & participial adjective: In senses corresponding to those of the verb. "A triple pile of plumes his crest adorn'd, On which with belching flames Chimæra burn'd." Dryden: Virgil; Eneid vii. 1,074. C. As substantive: The act of ejecting wind by the mouth from the stomach. "Often belkings [are] a token of ill digestion."Baret: Alvearie.