What does belam mean?
Belam means (UK, dialect, dated, transitive) To beat or bang..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(UK, dialect, dated, transitive) To beat or bang..
he unjoynted the spondyles or knuckles of the neck , disfigured their chaps , gashed their faces , made their cheeks hang flapping on their chin , and so swinged and belammed them , that they fell down before him
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Belam means (UK, dialect, dated, transitive) To beat or bang..
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he unjoynted the spondyles or knuckles of the neck , disfigured their chaps , gashed their faces , made their cheeks hang flapping on their chin , and so swinged and belammed them , that they fell down before him
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