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intestine

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"Gut tube"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ɪnˈtɛstɪn/Part of speech nounSorted eeiinnsttStarts with IEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus

Word origin

From Latin intestīnum, neuter of intestīnus (“internal”), as Etymology 2, below.

Used in a sentence

  • Hoping here to end / Intestine war in heaven, the arch foe subdued.
  • It being true that now after fiue yeeres intestine warre with the reuengefull implacable Indians, a firme peace (not againe easily to be broken) hath bin lately concluded[…].
  • [W]riters ſhould ceaſe from inteſtine hoſtilities; and, inſtead of ſacrificing each other to malice and contempt, endeavour to avert perſecution from the meaneſt of their fraternity.

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