fish-bellied
[ fish-bel-eed ]
/ ˈfɪʃˌbɛl id /
adjective Building Trades, Machinery.
(of a beam or rail) having a convex underside.
Origin of fish-bellied
First recorded in 1825–35
Words nearby fish-bellied
fish story,
fish tackle,
fish tail,
fish warden,
fish-and-chip shop,
fish-bellied,
fish-hook,
fishable,
fishberg concentration test,
fishbolt,
fishbone fern
Example sentences from the Web for fish-bellied
The malleable rails were of the kind called "fish-bellied," and weighed 28 lbs.
The malleable rails were of the kind called “fish-bellied,” and weighed 28 lbs.
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