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Maw
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
A gull.
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
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. (Zoöl.) See under Fish.
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
An old game at cards. Sir A. Weldon.