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Definition of Bellyband
1. Noun. A cloth band that is worn around the waist (as on infants until the navel has healed).
2. Noun. A strap around the belly of a draft animal holding the shafts of a wagon.
Definition of Bellyband
1. n. A band that passes under the belly of a horse and holds the saddle or harness in place; a girth.
Definition of Bellyband
1. Noun. A strap around the belly of a horse (or other draught animal) to which is secured a saddle or the shafts of a cart ¹
2. Noun. A band worn around the waist of a baby to protect the navel ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bellyband
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bellyband
Literary usage of Bellyband
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Scientific American Reference Book by Albert Allis Hopkins, Alexander Russell Bond (1904)
"... martingale; 17 and 18, traces; 19, inner bellyband; 20, outer bellyband; 21,
part of inner bellyband; 22, shaft loops; 23, saddle; 24, check-rein hook; ..."
2. A Treatise on diseases peculiar to infants and children by William A. Edmonds (1881)
"The bellyband is a hoary nuisance. If applied closely enough to do any supposed
good it is sure to do harm, by hindering respiration and abdominal ..."
3. Teach Me Even More Spanish: 21 Songs to Sing with Pen Pals by Judy Mahoney (1996)
"My burro, my burro Mad an aching belly; The kind doctor sent him A broad bellyband.
A broad bellyband, And now he's feeling better, And now he's feeling ..."
4. Sunderland: A History of the Town, Port, Trade and Commerce by Taylor Potts (1892)
"... bringing the drop over towards the keel as though it wou'd capsize, the flat
rope (technically called a bellyband) held the drop firm on the other side, ..."
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