belly
The extreme left or right side of a complete hide,
removed by cutting the hide along a line parallel
to the spine and at such a distance from it as to
remove approximately 23% of the total area of the
hide for the two bellies. The belly includes the
front and hind shank. The line of cutting is
determined more accurately for any individual hide
by noting the change in feel from the denser
structure of the crop to the looser structure of
the belly. (61 , 363 )
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