maw Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun informal terms for the mouth
    yap; gob; trap; cakehole; hole.

WordNet

Maw noun
Etymology
See Mew a gull.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A gull.
Maw noun
Etymology
OE. mawe, AS. maga stomach; akin to D. maag, OHG. mago, G. magen, Icel. magi, Sw. mage, Dan. mave. .
Definitions
  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.
Maw noun
Definitions
  1. An old game at cards. Sir A. Weldon.

Webster 1913