Maw (?), n. [See Mew a gull.] Zool.
A gull.
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Maw, n. [OE. mawe, AS. maga stomach; akin to D. maag, OHG. mago, G. magen, Icel. magi, Sw. mage, Dan. mave. .]
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. Zool. See under Fish.
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Maw, n.
An old game at cards.
Sir A. Weldon.
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