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collywobbles

 
Dictionary: col·ly·wob·bles   (kŏl'ē-wŏb'əlz) pronunciation
 
pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

Informal. Pain in the stomach or bowels.

[Probably alteration (influenced by COLIC and WOBBLE) of CHOLERA MORBUS.]


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