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Maw

Maw Meaning & Definition
Maw Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Maw?

[n] informal terms for the mouth

Synonyms | Synonyms for Maw: cakehole | gob | hole | trap | yap

Related Terms | Find terms related to Maw: 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

See Also | mouth | oral cavity | oral fissure | rima oris

Maw In Webster's Dictionary

\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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