to "belly-crawl"

[Jonathan Lighter]

Not on OED. Tsk.

"To crawl on one's belly, as for protection." 413,000 raw Google hits.

1917 J. H. Knight-Adkin ,  in _The Spectator_ (London) (May 19) 564: From
Misery Farm to Seven Trees it's safe enough to go…/

But it's belly crawl down Dead Man's Ditch, half choked with grimy snow.


JL

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