What does stay-stomach mean?
Stay-stomach means (obsolete, slang) A snack..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete, slang) A snack..
I reckon that old fellow, your husband, aint brung in your breckkus yet ; so you must be mighty hungry by this time, and there’s no better stay-stomach in the worl than hard biled eggs.
But there were others in the thirteenth century, quoted in the Summa Summarum of Sylvester Prieras, who said that a man might take electuaries, or ginger by way of stay-stomach, without impeding Communion.
Use stay-stomach when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Stay-stomach means (obsolete, slang) A snack..
Common synonyms include stay-belly.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I reckon that old fellow, your husband, aint brung in your breckkus yet ; so you must be mighty hungry by this time, and there’s no better stay-stomach in the worl than hard biled eggs.
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