Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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BELLY-STURDY, n.comb. See quot. and cf. Sturdy, n.1, sandveltin s.v. Sand, n., 29.Ork. 1775 J. Fea Present State (1884) 61:
Nor is the practice of giving them large quantities of raw Chaff, less pernicious; for this is necessarily mixed with Sand and other pernicious substances, they are, by the use of such food, subjected to the dry Gripes, called among us the Belly-sturdy; and by these distempers among their Horses, many farmers are utterly ruined.
