| 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 of hell" (Herman Melville).
[Middle English mawe, from Old English
maga.]
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When Mom tried to spank our dog Tripper, she faced his growling maw.
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