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maw

n. கீழ்த்தர விலங்குகளின் இரைப்பை, அசைபோடும்டவிலங்குகளின் நான்காவது இரைப்பை.


Maw, n. Etym: [See Mew a gull.] (Zoöl.) Defn: A gull. Maw, n. Etym: [OE. mawe, AS. maga stomach; akin to D. maag, OHG. mago, G. magen, Icel. magi, Sw. mage, Dan. mave. 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. Maw, n. Defn: An old game at cards. Sir A. Weldon.


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