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English

Etymology 1

Noun

marrow (countable and uncountable, plural marrows)Category:English lemmas#MARROW Category:English nouns#MARROW Category:English uncountable nouns#MARROW Category:English countable nouns#MARROW Category:English countable nouns#MARROW Category:English entries with incorrect language header#MARROW Category:Pages with entries#MARROW Category:Pages with 1 entry#MARROW

Transected beef bones, exposing the **marrow** inside

(uncountable Category:English uncountable nouns#MARROW) The substance inside bones which produces blood cells.
- 1914 November, Louis Joseph Vance, “An Outsider […]”, in Munsey’s Magazine, volume LIII, number II, New York, N.Y.: The Frank A[ndrew] Munsey Company, […], published 1915, →OCLC, chapter III (Accessory After the Fact), page 382, column 1:
  Turning back, then, toward the basement staircase, she began to grope her way through blinding darkness, but had taken only a few uncertain steps when, of a sudden, she stopped short and for a little stood like a stricken thing, quite motionless save that she quaked to her very marrow in the grasp of a great and enervating fear.
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- 2004, “Eaten”, in Nightmares Made Flesh, performed by Bloodbath:
  Chop me up, I like to be hurt / Drink my marrow and blood for dessert
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A kind of vegetable similar to a large courgette, zucchini or squash; the mature fruit of certain Cucurbita pepo cultivars.
- 1847, Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk, “Steam-Boat Voyage to Barbados”, in Bentley's Miscellany, volume XXII, London: Richard Bentley, page 37:
  The finest European vegetables, cabbages, cauliflowers, potatoes, vegetable marrow, were lying in the market-hall, awaiting purchasers.
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The pith of certain plants.
(figurative) The essence; the best part.
Synonyms: crux, gist; see also Thesaurus:gist
- c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iv]:
  It takes from our achievements […] / The pith and marrow of our attribute.
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- 1557 February 13 (Gregorian calendar), Thomas Tusser, A Hundreth Good Pointes of Husbandrie, London: […] Richard Tottel, →OCLC; republished London: […] Robert Triphook, […], and William Sancho, […], 1810, →OCLC:
  I cannot commend , with theefe of his marrow, for feare of ill end
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(figurative) The inner meaning or purpose.
(countable Category:English countable nouns#MARROW, medicine Category:en:Medicine#MARROW, colloquial Category:English colloquialisms#MARROW) Bone marrow biopsy.
This patient will have a marrow today.Category:English terms with usage examples#MARROW

I was chilled to the marrow.Category:English terms with usage examples#MARROW
(uncountable Category:English uncountable nouns#MARROW, obsolete Category:English terms with obsolete senses#MARROW) Semen.
- c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iii]:
  Parolles: He wears his honour in a box, unseen / That hugs his kicky-wicky here at home, / Spending his manly marrow in her arms / Of Mars’s fiery steed.
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Derived terms

Translations

substance inside bones — see also medulla

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Ao: tenünglaCategory:Terms with Ao translations#MARROW (Chungli)
Arabic: نِقْيُ ٱلْعَظْم m (niqyu l-ʕaẓm)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#MARROW, مُخُّ ٱلْعَظْم (muḵḵu l-ʕaẓm)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#MARROW, نِقْي m (niqy)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#MARROW
Aragonese: miollo mCategory:Terms with Aragonese translations#MARROW
Armenian: ոսկրածուծ (hy) (oskracuc)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#MARROW
Aromanian: mãduã fCategory:Terms with Aromanian translations#MARROW
Belarusian: касця́вы мозг m (kascjávy mozh)Category:Terms with Belarusian translations#MARROW
Bengali: মজ্জা (bn) (mojja)Category:Terms with Bengali translations#MARROW
Bulgarian: ко́стен мо́зък m (kósten mózǎk)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#MARROW
Catalan: medul·la (ca) fCategory:Terms with Catalan translations#MARROW, moll (ca) mCategory:Terms with Catalan translations#MARROW
Chinese:
Mandarin: 髓 (zh) (suǐ)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#MARROW Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#MARROW, 骨髓 (zh) (gǔsuǐ)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#MARROW Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#MARROW
Czech: kostní dřeň (cs) fCategory:Terms with Czech translations#MARROW, morek (cs) mCategory:Terms with Czech translations#MARROW
Danish: marv (da) cCategory:Terms with Danish translations#MARROW
Dutch: merg (nl) nCategory:Terms with Dutch translations#MARROW
Esperanto: medoloCategory:Terms with Esperanto translations#MARROW, ostocerboCategory:Terms with Esperanto translations#MARROW
Estonian: üdi (et)Category:Terms with Estonian translations#MARROW, luuüdi (et)Category:Terms with Estonian translations#MARROW, kondiüdi (et)Category:Terms with Estonian translations#MARROW
Faroese: mergur mCategory:Terms with Faroese translations#MARROW
Finnish: luuydin (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#MARROW
French: moelle (fr) fCategory:Terms with French translations#MARROW, moelle osseuse (fr) fCategory:Terms with French translations#MARROW
Friulian: medole fCategory:Terms with Friulian translations#MARROW
Galician: miolo (gl) mCategory:Terms with Galician translations#MARROW, sámago mCategory:Terms with Galician translations#MARROW, cana (gl) fCategory:Terms with Galician translations#MARROW, cana dos ósos fCategory:Terms with Galician translations#MARROW, medula (gl) fCategory:Terms with Galician translations#MARROW
Georgian: ტვინი (ṭvini)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#MARROW, ძვლის ტვინი (ʒvlis ṭvini)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#MARROW
German: Mark (de) nCategory:Terms with German translations#MARROW, Knochenmark (de) nCategory:Terms with German translations#MARROW
Greek: μεδούλι (el) n (medoúli)Category:Terms with Greek translations#MARROW
Ancient Greek: μυελός m (muelós)Category:Terms with Ancient Greek translations#MARROW
Hindi: मज्जा (hi) m (majjā)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#MARROW, गूदा (hi) m (gūdā)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#MARROW
Hungarian: velő (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#MARROW, csontvelő (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#MARROW
Indonesian: Sum sum tulangCategory:Terms with Indonesian translations#MARROW
Interlingua: medullaCategory:Terms with Interlingua translations#MARROW
Irish: smior mCategory:Terms with Irish translations#MARROW
Italian: midollo (it) mCategory:Terms with Italian translations#MARROW
Japanese: 骨髄 (ja) (こつずい, kotsuzui)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#MARROW
Khmer: ខួរឆ្អឹង (khuə chʼəng)Category:Terms with Khmer translations#MARROW
Korean: 골수 (ko) (golsu)Category:Terms with Korean translations#MARROW
Latin: medulla fCategory:Terms with Latin translations#MARROW
Lower Tanana: yigha'Category:Terms with Lower Tanana translations#MARROW
Macedonian: коскена срж f (koskena srž)Category:Terms with Macedonian translations#MARROW
Maltese: mudullun mCategory:Terms with Maltese translations#MARROW
Māori: mongamongaCategory:Terms with Māori translations#MARROW, waimongamongaCategory:Terms with Māori translations#MARROW
Mari:
Eastern Mari: вем (vem)Category:Terms with Eastern Mari translations#MARROW
Middle English: marowCategory:Terms with Middle English translations#MARROW
Mongolian: чөмөг (mn) (čömög)Category:Terms with Mongolian translations#MARROW
Norwegian:
Bokmål: marg (no) mCategory:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#MARROW

Nynorsk: merg mCategory:Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations#MARROW
Occitan: mesolha (oc) fCategory:Terms with Occitan translations#MARROW
Old English: mearg nCategory:Terms with Old English translations#MARROW
Ossetian: магъз (maǧz)Category:Terms with Ossetian translations#MARROW
Persian: مغز (fa) (maghz)Category:Terms with Persian translations#MARROW
Plautdietsch: Moakj nCategory:Terms with Plautdietsch translations#MARROW
Polish: szpik (pl) mCategory:Terms with Polish translations#MARROW, szpik kostny (pl) mCategory:Terms with Polish translations#MARROW
Portuguese: medula (pt) fCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#MARROW, tutano (pt) mCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#MARROW, miolo (pt) mCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#MARROW
Romanian: măduvă (ro) fCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#MARROW
Russian: ко́стный мозг (ru) m (kóstnyj mozg)Category:Terms with Russian translations#MARROW
Sami:
Northern Sami: ađaCategory:Terms with Northern Sami translations#MARROW

Skolt Sami: õõđCategory:Terms with Skolt Sami translations#MARROW
Sanskrit: मज्जन् (sa) m (majjan)Category:Terms with Sanskrit translations#MARROW, हड्डज (sa) n (haḍḍaja)Category:Terms with Sanskrit translations#MARROW
Scots: marraeCategory:Terms with Scots translations#MARROW
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: ср̑ж fCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#MARROW, мо̏ждина fCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#MARROW, коштана ср̑ж fCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#MARROW

Latin: sȓž (sh) fCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#MARROW, mȍždina (sh) fCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#MARROW, koštana sȓž fCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#MARROW
Sicilian: miduḍḍuni mCategory:Terms with Sicilian translations#MARROW
Slovak: kostná dreň fCategory:Terms with Slovak translations#MARROW, špik mCategory:Terms with Slovak translations#MARROW
Slovene: mozeg (sl) mCategory:Terms with Slovene translations#MARROW
Spanish: tuétano (es) mCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#MARROW, meollo (es) mCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#MARROW
Swedish: märg (sv) cCategory:Terms with Swedish translations#MARROW
Tagalog: utikCategory:Terms with Tagalog translations#MARROW
Tashelhit: adif mCategory:Terms with Tashelhit translations#MARROW
Thai: ไขกระดูก (th) (kǎi-grà-dùuk)Category:Terms with Thai translations#MARROW, ไขข้อ (th)Category:Terms with Thai translations#MARROW
Tocharian B: mrestīweCategory:Terms with Tocharian B translations#MARROW
Turkish: ilik (tr)Category:Terms with Turkish translations#MARROW
Ottoman Turkish: ایلیك (ilik)Category:Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations#MARROW, مخ (muh)Category:Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations#MARROW
Ukrainian: кістко́вий мо́зок m (kistkóvyj mózok)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#MARROW
Venetan: megòla fCategory:Terms with Venetan translations#MARROW, mioła ?Category:Requests for gender in Venetan entries#MARROW Category:Terms with Venetan translations#MARROW, miola ?Category:Requests for gender in Venetan entries#MARROW Category:Terms with Venetan translations#MARROW, meoła ?Category:Requests for gender in Venetan entries#MARROW Category:Terms with Venetan translations#MARROW, meola ?Category:Requests for gender in Venetan entries#MARROW Category:Terms with Venetan translations#MARROW
Vietnamese: tủy xương (vi)Category:Terms with Vietnamese translations#MARROW
Volapük: pif (vo)Category:Terms with Volapük translations#MARROW
Welsh: mêr mCategory:Terms with Welsh translations#MARROW
Yiddish: מאַרך m (markh)Category:Terms with Yiddish translations#MARROW
Zazaki: ilıg nCategory:Terms with Zazaki translations#MARROW

fruit of Cucurbita pepo

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Arabic: كُوسَا f (kūsā)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#MARROW
Armenian: դդմիկ (hy) (ddmik)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#MARROW
Bulgarian: ти́квичка f (tíkvička)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#MARROW
Danish: græskar nCategory:Terms with Danish translations#MARROW
Dutch: mergpompoen mCategory:Terms with Dutch translations#MARROW
Finnish: kesäkurpitsa (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#MARROW
French: courgette (fr) fCategory:Terms with French translations#MARROW, courge (fr) fCategory:Terms with French translations#MARROW
Galician: cabaza (gl) fCategory:Terms with Galician translations#MARROW, calimbornia fCategory:Terms with Galician translations#MARROW
Georgian: ყაბაყი (q̇abaq̇i)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#MARROW
German: Flaschenkürbis (de) mCategory:Terms with German translations#MARROW
Greek: κολοκύθα (el) f (kolokýtha)Category:Terms with Greek translations#MARROW
Hungarian: tök (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#MARROW
Icelandic: mergur (is) mCategory:Terms with Icelandic translations#MARROW
Irish: mearóg fCategory:Terms with Irish translations#MARROW
Italian: zucchina (it) fCategory:Terms with Italian translations#MARROW
Maltese: qarabagħli mCategory:Terms with Maltese translations#MARROW
Māori: kamokamoCategory:Terms with Māori translations#MARROW
Norman: courge fCategory:Terms with Norman translations#MARROW, m'lon mCategory:Terms with Norman translations#MARROW
Polish: kabaczek (pl) mCategory:Terms with Polish translations#MARROW
Portuguese: abobrinha (pt) fCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#MARROW
Romanian: dovlecel (ro) mCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#MARROW
Russian: кабачо́к (ru) m (kabačók)Category:Terms with Russian translations#MARROW
Spanish: calabaza (es) fCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#MARROW
Swedish: squash (sv) cCategory:Terms with Swedish translations#MARROW, zucchini (sv) cCategory:Terms with Swedish translations#MARROW
Thai: แฟง (fɛɛng)Category:Terms with Thai translations#MARROW
Welsh: maro mCategory:Terms with Welsh translations#MARROW

pith of certain plants — see also pith

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Bulgarian: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Bulgarian#MARROW

essence

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Bulgarian: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Bulgarian#MARROW
Galician: miolo (gl)Category:Terms with Galician translations#MARROW
German: Essenz (de) fCategory:Terms with German translations#MARROW
Middle English: marowCategory:Terms with Middle English translations#MARROW
Polish: esencja (pl) fCategory:Terms with Polish translations#MARROW
Welsh: mêr mCategory:Terms with Welsh translations#MARROW

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

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Georgian: ^{(please verify)} ძვლის ტვინი (ʒvlis ṭvini)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#MARROW Category:Requests for review of Georgian translations#MARROW, ^{(please verify)} არსი (arsi)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#MARROW Category:Requests for review of Georgian translations#MARROW, ^{(please verify)} დედაარსი (dedaarsi)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#MARROW Category:Requests for review of Georgian translations#MARROW, ^{(please verify)} რაობა (raoba)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#MARROW Category:Requests for review of Georgian translations#MARROW, ^{(please verify)} მთავარი (mtavari)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#MARROW Category:Requests for review of Georgian translations#MARROW
Woiwurrung: ^{(please verify)} birrmCategory:Terms with Woiwurrung translations#MARROW Category:Requests for review of Woiwurrung translations#MARROW, ^{(please verify)} dee-ditCategory:Terms with Woiwurrung translations#MARROW Category:Requests for review of Woiwurrung translations#MARROW

(Geordie Category:Geordie#MARROW, informal Category:English informal terms#MARROW) A friend, pal, buddy, mate.
Cheers marrow!Category:English terms with usage examples#MARROW
(mining Category:en:Mining#MARROW, slang Category:English slang#MARROW, obsolete Category:English terms with obsolete senses#MARROW) A miner's mate or assistant.
- 1855, Mining Magazine, page 519:
  A 'getter' or miner is paid 1½ to 2 cents per hundred weight of Coals excavated, […] but out of this sum, his "marrows" or assistants who do the business of 'putting' and 'hurrying' for him must be paid […]
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(Scotland Category:Scottish English#MARROW or archaic Category:English terms with archaic senses#MARROW) One of a pair; a match; a companion; an intimate associate.
- c. 1620, anonymous, “Tom o’ Bedlam’s Song” in Giles Earle his Booke (British Museum, Additional MSS. 24, 665):
  The moon’s my constant Mistresse / & the lowlie owle my morrowe. / The flaming Drake and yͤ Nightcrowe make / mee musicke to my sorrowe.
- [1917, John Buchan, “[Theocritus in Scots.] The Kirn (Idyll vii).”, in Poems: Scots and English (in Scots), London; Edinburgh: T. C. & E. C. Jack, →OCLC, book I (Scots), page 38:
  The dreichest saul could see he had sunlicht in his ee, / And there's no his marrow left in the toun.
  The most cheerless soul could see he had sunlight in his eye, / And there's none his equal left in the town.]
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Derived terms

half-marrow

References

Bill Griffiths, editor (2004), “marrow”, in A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear: Northumbria University Press, →ISBN.
Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4Category:Northumbrian English
“Marrow”, in Palgrave’s Word List: Durham & Tyneside Dialect Group‎, archived from the original on 5 September 2024, from F[rancis] M[ilnes] T[emple] Palgrave, A List of Words and Phrases in Everyday Use by the Natives of Hetton-le-Hole in the County of Durham […] (Publications of the English Dialect Society; 74), London: Published for the English Dialect Society by Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, 1896, →OCLC.

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marrow

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