1594 T. Blundeville iv. xix. f. 222v The lower bellie parte of the former fish.
1607 E. Topsell 199 His tender-belly-parts.
1748 tr. Vegetius 93 Proper for destroying Maw- or Belly-worms.
1774 O. Goldsmith VI. 303 The ventral or belly fins..are either wholly wanting, as in the eel.
1869 R. D. Blackmore I. iii. 31 Us must crawl on our belly-places.