maw-gut

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maw-gut

/ˈmɔːˌɡʌt/ UK

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

noun maw-guts

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.

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@misc{maw_gut_2026,
  title = {maw-gut},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maw-gut},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}