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maw |
5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Maw \Maw\ (m[add]), n. [See {Mew} a gull.] (Zo["o]l.) A gull. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Maw \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}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Maw \Maw\, n. An old game at cards. --Sir A. Weldon. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: maw n : informal terms for the mouth [syn: {trap}, {hole}, {yap}] From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: MAW Microsoft At Work
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