Etymology

maw-gut

Today it means: The duodenum. Full definition →

Middle English mawe gutte
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  1. Middle English · inherited frommawe gutte
  2. English todaymaw-gut

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

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