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† belue Obs. rare.
[a. OF. belue, bellue, ad. L. belua, bellua great beast.]
A great beast, a monster; spec. a sea-monster, a whale.
1474Caxton Chesse 113 To be lyke vnto belues of the see. 1483― Gold. Leg. 122/1 That he..shold be deuoured in the see of belues and grete fysshes. 1572J. Bossewell Armorie ii. 65 A Belve..Thys is a great fishe in the Sea, and is called Belua. He casteth out water at hys iowes with vapoure of good smell. |