maw-gut en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmɔːˌɡʌt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- môʹgŭt' (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English mawe gutte (literally “the gut of the stomach cavity”).
Meanings
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(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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| maw-guts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |