belam
(UK, dialect, dated, transitive) To beat or bang.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(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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