mar|row

mar|row
mar|row1 «MAR oh», noun.
1. the soft substance that fills the hollow central part of most bones; medulla. Marrow is the source of red blood cells and many white blood cells.
2. this substance obtained from animal bones and used as food.
3. Figurative. the inmost or important part: »

The icy wind chilled me to the marrow.

4. Figurative. vitality; strength: »

It takes the marrow out of a man (Benjamin Disraeli).

5. = vegetable marrow. (Cf.vegetable marrow)
[Old English mearg]
mar|row2 «MAR oh», noun. Scottish and British Dialect.
1. a mate; companion; associate.
2. an equal; match.
[origin uncertain]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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