belcher
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English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]belcher (plural belchers)
- Someone who belches.
Etymology 2
[edit]Named after James Belcher (1781–1811), a famous English boxer.
Noun
[edit]belcher (plural belchers)
- (dated) A dark blue neckerchief with white spots, each having a dark-blue spot in the centre.
- 1837-39, Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist
- He had a brown hat on his head, and a dirty belcher handkerchief round his neck: with the long frayed ends of which he smeared the beer from his face as he spoke.
- 1837-39, Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist