belcher

noun

1. A dark blue neckerchief with white spots, each having a dark-blue spot in the centre.

   dated

   He had a brown hat on his head, and a dirty belcher handkerchief round his neck: with the long frayed ends of which he smeared the beer from his face as he spoke.

   1837-39, Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist

Where it comes from

Named after James Belcher (1781–1811), a famous English boxer.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry belcher (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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