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Maw : \Maw\ (m[add]), n. [See Mew a gull.] (Zo["o]l.)
A gull.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Maw : \Maw\, n.
An old game at cards. --Sir A. Weldon.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Maw : Microsoft At Work
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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