maw
maw1 definition
maw (mô)
noun
- Archaic the stomach or its cavity
- the stomach of an animal; specif., the fourth stomach of a cud-chewing animal
- the throat, gullet, jaws, or oral cavity of a voracious animal
- anything thought of as consuming, devouring, etc. without end
Etymology: ME mawe < OE maga, akin to Ger magen, stomach < IE base *mak-, skin, bag > Welsh megin, bellows
maw2 definition
maw (mô)
noun
Dialectal ma; mama; mother
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