shad-bellied

shad-bellied
\\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective
1. : constituting or resembling a man's coat similar to a cutaway and having the front edges cut on a gradual slant from the front to the tails
2. : having a thin or flat belly

a shad-bellied old man

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shadˈ-bellied adjective
1. Flat-bellied, opp to pot-bellied
2. (of a coat) sloping away gradually in front
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