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bowels

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Main Entry:
bow·el 
          Listen to the pronunciation of bowel
Pronunciation:
\ˈba(-ə)l\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French buel, boel, from Medieval Latin botellus, from Latin, diminutive of botulus sausage
Date:
14th century
1: intestine, gut ; also : one of the divisions of the intestines —usually used in plural except in medical use <the large bowel><move your bowels>2archaic : the seat of pity, tenderness, or courage —usually used in plural3plural : the interior parts ; especially : the deep or remote parts <bowels of the earth>
bow·el·less 
          Listen to the pronunciation of bowelless \ˈba(-ə)l-ləs\ adjective


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