belcher

noun — 2 senses

noun

Etymology From belch + -er.

Someone who belches.

noun

Etymology Named after James Belcher (1781–1811), a famous English boxer.

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.

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