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bowel

bow·el [ bów əl, bowl ]


noun  (plural bow·els)
Definition:
 
1. anatomy 
Same as  intestine
( often used in the plural )

2. part of intestine: a section or part of the intestine, especially the part of the intestine that connects to the anus



plural noun bow·els 
Definition:
 
depths of something: the deepest or innermost part of something
the bowels of the ship

[13th century. Via Anglo-Norman buel, Old French boël< Latin botellus "small sausage" < botulus "sausage"]
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