Midgen

//ˈmɪ.dʒɪn// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The fat surrounding the entrails of an animal; suet. dialectal, uncountable
  2. 2
    The diaphragm or midriff. obsolete, uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English myggerne, mygerne, from Old English miċġerne (“bellyfat, suet”), from Proto-West Germanic *midigarnī (“intestinal fat, visceral fat”), derived from Proto-Germanic *garnō (“intestines, guts”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- (“intestine, entrails”).

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