English
Etymology
Old English maga#Old English|maga, from Germanic *mag�-, from Indo-European *mak- �bag, belly�. Cognate with Dutch maag, German Magen, Swedish mage#Swedish|mage; and (from Indo-European) with Welsh megin �bellows�, Russian мо�на �pocket, bag�, Lithuanian makas|mãkas �purse�.
Pronunciation
IPA|/m��/, SAMPA|/mO:/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��|-��
Noun
en-noun
- archaic the stomach, especially of an animal
#:1667: So Death shall be deceav'd his glut, and with us two / Be forc'd to satisfie his Rav'nous Maw. — Milton, Paradise Lost, Book X
- the upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a ravenous creature.
#:1818: To save poor lambkins from the eagle's maw — Keats, Endymion
- any great, insatiable or perilous opening.
fr:maw
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