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maw-gut

UK/ˈmɔːˌɡʌt/

maw-gut noun: the duodenum.

Noun

maw-gut (plural maw-guts)

  1. (obsolete) The duodenum.
    • Pylorus, the Keeper of a Gate, a Porter. In Anatomy, the lower Orifice or Mouth of the Stomach, by which the Meat is let into the Entrails, the Maw-gut : It is alſo call’d Janitor in Latin.1720: Edward Phillips (author) and John Kerſey (editor), The New World of Words : or, Univerſal Engliſh Dictionary, PU–PY (7th edition)

Forms of maw-gut

pluralmaw-guts

Origin of maw-gut

From Middle English mawe gutte (literally “the gut of the stomach cavity”).

Questions about maw-gut

What does maw-gut mean?
Maw-gut means the duodenum.
What part of speech is maw-gut?
Maw-gut is a noun.
How do you pronounce maw-gut?
Maw-gut is pronounced /ˈmɔːˌɡʌt/ (UK).
What is the plural of maw-gut?
The plural of maw-gut is maw-guts.

Words near maw-gut in the dictionary

  1. maw
  2. maw shot
  3. maw shots
  4. maw worm
  5. maw worms
  6. maw-gut
  7. maw-guts
  8. maw-worm
  9. maw-worms
  10. mawa
  11. Mawal

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