midgen
The fat surrounding the entrails of an animalThe fat surrounding the entrails of an animal; suet.
/ˈmɪ.dʒɪn/
Meaning
2 senses(dialectal, uncountable)The fat surrounding the entrails of an animal; suet.
(obsolete, uncountable)The diaphragm or midriff.
Origin
From Middle English myggerne, mygerne, from Old English miċġerne (“bellyfat, suet”), fromFrom Middle English myggerne, mygerne, from Old English miċġerne (“bellyfat, suet”), from Proto-West Germanic *midigarnī (“intestinal fat, visceral fat”), derived from Proto-Germanic *garnō (“intestines, guts”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- (“intestine, entrails”).
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