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| maw [ maw ] (plural maws) |
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1. animal's mouth: the mouth, jaws, throat, or stomach of an animal, especially a carnivorous animal that devours food greedily
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2. greedy person's mouth: the mouth, throat, or stomach of a greedy person
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informal
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3. gaping hole: anything that seems like a gaping hole that devours things or people
  the ravenous maw of readers' expectations
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| [ Old English maga "stomach" < Germanic] |
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