3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Marrow  \Mar"row\,  n.  [OE.  marou,  mary,  maruh,  AS  mearg,  mearh; 
  akin  to  OS  marg,  D.  merg,  G.  Mark,  OHG.  marg,  marag,  Icel. 
  mergr,  Sw  merg,  Dan.  marv,  Skr.  majjan  cf  Skr.  majj  to 
  sink,  L.  mergere.  [root]274  Cf  {Merge}.] 
  1.  (Anat.)  The  tissue  which  fills  the  cavities  of  most  bones; 
  the  medulla.  In  the  larger  cavities  it  is  commonly  very 
  fatty,  but  in  the  smaller  cavities  it  is  much  less  fatty, 
  and  red  or  reddish  in  color. 
 
  2.  The  essence;  the  best  part 
 
  It  takes  from  our  achievements  .  .  .  The  pith  and 
  marrow  of  our  attribute.  --Shak. 
 
  3.  [OE.  maru,  maro;  --  perh.  a  different  word  cf  Gael. 
  maraon  together.]  One  of  a  pair;  a  match;  a  companion;  an 
  intimate  associate.  [Scot.] 
 
  Chopping  and  changing  I  can  not  commend,  With  thief 
  or  his  marrow,  for  fear  of  ill  end  --Tusser. 
 
  {Marrow  squash}  (Bot.),  a  name  given  to  several  varieties  of 
  squash,  esp.  to  the  {Boston  marrow},  an  ovoid  fruit, 
  pointed  at  both  ends  and  with  reddish  yellow  flesh,  and 
  to  the  {vegetable  marrow},  a  variety  of  an  ovoid  form  and 
  having  a  soft  texture  and  fine  grain  resembling  marrow. 
 
  {Spinal  marrow}.  (Anat.)  See  {Spinal  cord},  under  {Spinal}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Marrow  \Mar"row\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Marrowed};  p.  pr  &  vb 
  n.  {Marrowing}.] 
  To  fill  with  or  as  with  marrow  of  fat;  to  glut. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  marrow 
  n  1:  the  fatty  network  of  connective  tissue  that  fills  the 
  cavities  of  bones  [syn:  {bone  marrow}] 
  2:  any  of  various  squash  plants  grown  for  their  elongated  fruit 
  with  smooth  dark  green  skin  and  whitish  flesh  [syn:  {marrow 
  squash},  {vegetable  marrow}] 
  3:  very  tender  and  very  nutritious  tissue  from  marrowbones 
  [syn:  {bone  marrow}] 
  4:  large  elongated  squash  with  creamy  to  deep  green  skins  [syn: 
  {vegetable  marrow}] 
  5:  the  choicest  or  most  essential  or  most  vital  part  of  some 
  idea  or  experience:  "the  gist  of  the  prosecutor's 
  argument";  "the  nub  of  the  story"  [syn:  {kernel},  {substance}, 
  {core},  {center},  {essence},  {gist},  {heart},  {inwardness}, 
  {meat},  {nub},  {pith},  {sum},  {nitty-gritty}] 

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