yellow-belly

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yellow-belly

slang A spineless, cowardly person. Oh, don't be such a yellow-belly, Tom. You'll never get ahead in this industry if you're not willing to take risks! Nothing's going to change unless those yellow-bellies up in Washington are willing to stand up to the corporate lobbyists trying to pull the strings.

yellow-belly

n. a coward. Tell the yellow-belly to come outside and say that.

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Those towering, scaled-bark, "yellow-belly" ponderosa pines are part of a protective set-aside of thousands of acres of old-growth ponderosas on the Winema north of Klamath Falls, Oregon.

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Highgrading has also removed most of the once-abundant yellow-belly ponderosa pine, including the critically important large dead pines that are nesting and foraging habitat for dozens of bird and small mammal species.