bowel

Definitions


[ˈbaʊ(ə)l], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the part of the alimentary canal below the stomach; the intestine
(e.g: he felt his bowels loosen)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French bouel, from Latin botellus, diminutive of botulus ‘sausage’




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