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2.g. The swim bladder of a fish. Cf. fish maw n. Obsolete. Isinglass or fish glue, in its raw state, is the ‘sound’, ‘ maw ’, or swimming bladder of various kinds of fish. 3.a. The throat or gullet; the jaws or mouth of a voracious animal or (occasionally) of a gluttonous or insatiably hungry person.
Definition of maw noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
maw (mô) n. 1. The mouth, stomach, jaws, or gullet of a voracious animal, especially a carnivore. 2. The opening into something felt to be insatiable: "I saw the opening maw ...
1. the mouth, throat, or gullet of an animal, esp. a carnivorous mammal. 2. the crop or craw of a fowl. 3. the stomach, esp. that of an animal. 4. a cavernous opening that resembles the open jaws of an animal. the gaping maw of hell.
maw / ˈ mɑː/ noun. plural maws. Britannica Dictionary definition of MAW. [count] literary. : the mouth, jaws, or throat of an animal. the gaping maw of the tiger. — often used figuratively. the dark maw of the cave. prisoners falling into the gaping maw of the criminal justice system.
maw, int. & n.⁵ meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
Maw definition: The mouth, stomach, jaws, or gullet of a voracious animal, especially a carnivore.
