Meaning of MAW
| Pronunciation: | | mo
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| | Definition: | | [n] informal terms for the mouth |
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| | Synonyms: | | cakehole, gob, hole, trap, yap |
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| | See Also: | | mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Maw\ (m[add]), n. [See {Mew} a gull.] (Zo["o]l.)
A gull.
\Maw\, n. [OE. mawe, AS. maga stomach; akin to D. maag, OHG.
mago, G. magen, Icel. magi, Sw. mage, Dan. mave. [root]103.]
1. A stomach; the receptacle into which food is taken by
swallowing; in birds, the craw; -- now used only of the
lower animals, exept humorously or in contempt. --Chaucer.
Bellies and maws of living creatures. --Bacon.
2. Appetite; inclination. [Obs.]
Unless you had more maw to do me good. --Beau. & Fl.
{Fish maw}. (Zo["o]l.) See under {Fish}.
\Maw\, n.
An old game at cards. --Sir A. Weldon.
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| | Related Terms: | | abdomen, abomasum, bay window, bazoo, beerbelly, belly, breadbasket, chaps, chops, craw, crop, diaphragm, embonpoint, embouchure, first stomach, gab, gizzard, gob, gullet, gut, honeycomb stomach, jaw, jaws, jowls, kishkes, kisser, lips, mandibles, manyplies, maxilla, midriff, mouth, mug, mush, muzzle, omasum, oral cavity, paunch, pot, potbelly, potgut, premaxilla, psalterium, pusgut, rennet bag, reticulum, rumen, second stomach, spare tire, stomach, swagbelly, third stomach, trap, tummy, tum-tum, underbelly, ventripotence, yap |
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