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midgen.

The fat surrounding the entrails of an animal; suet.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɪ.dʒɪn/UK, US/ˈmɪ.dʒən/UK, US
  1. The fat surrounding the entrails of an animal; suet.

    dialectal · uncountable
  2. The diaphragm or midriff.

    obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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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