Thesaurus: maw

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1. n. A gull.
2. n. 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.
3. n. Appetite; inclination.
4. n. An old game at cards.
5. n. informal terms for the mouth
6. A gull. 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. An old game at cards. Sir A. Weldon.
7. n:100 n informal terms for the mouth