maw

1. (countable, uncountable)The upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of an animal.

   Schlund, Rachen

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2. The upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of an animal.

   (countable, slang, uncountable)The mouth and jaws of a furry.

   informal terms for the mouth

3. (countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable)The mouth.

   Shut your maw!

4. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)Any large, insatiable or perilous opening.

   Schlund

5. (countable, uncountable)The swim bladder of a fish, especially when used as food in Chinese cuisine.

6. (colloquial, dialectal)Mother.

7. A gull.

8. (Lewis, slang)A person from a rural area of the Isle of Lewis, i.e. outwith Stornoway; a country bumpkin.

9. (obsolete, uncountable)Appetite; inclination.

10. (archaic, countable, uncountable)The stomach, especially of an animal.

1. The food disappeared into the beast's maw.

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2. The black hole pulls the hapless star into its maw.

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3. The sale of Nile Perch fish maw in Uganda has become a lucrative business, especially for distributors.

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