MAWING
MAW
Maw, n. Etym: [See Mew a gull.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A gull.
Maw, n. Etym: [OE. mawe, AS. maga stomach; akin to D. maag, OHG.
mago, G. magen, Icel. magi, Sw. mage, Dan. mave.
1. A stomach; the receptacle into which food is taken by swallowing;
in birds, the craw; -- now used only of the lower animals, exept
humorously or in contempt. Chaucer.
Bellies and maws of living creatures. Bacon.
2. Appetite; inclination. [Obs.]
Unless you had more maw to do me good. Beau. & Fl.
Fish maw. (Zoöl.) See under Fish.
Maw, n.
Definition: An old game at cards. Sir A. Weldon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition