Meaning of Marrow | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The substance inside bones which produces blood cells.
   uncountable
2. A friend, pal, buddy, mate.
   Geordie, informal
3. A surname.
4. A kind of vegetable similar to a large courgette, zucchini or squash.
   countable, uncountable
5. A miner's mate or assistant.
   obsolete, slang
6. The pith of certain plants.
   countable, uncountable
7. One of a pair; a match; a companion; an intimate associate.
   Scotland, archaic
8. The essence; the best part.
   countable, figuratively, uncountable
9. The inner meaning or purpose.
   countable, figuratively, uncountable
10. Bone marrow biopsy.
    colloquial, countable
11. Semen.
    obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“Chop me up, I like to be hurt / Drink my marrow and blood for dessert”

“The finest European vegetables, cabbages, cauliflowers, potatoes, vegetable marrow, were lying in the market-hall, awaiting purchasers.”

“It takes from our achievements[…]/ The pith and marrow of our attribute.”

“I cannot commend , with theefe of his marrow, for feare of ill end”

“This patient will have a marrow today.”

“I was chilled to the marrow.”

“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.”

“Cheers marrow!”

“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 […]”

“The moon’s my constant Mistresse / & the lowlie owle my morrowe. / The flaming Drake and yͤ Nightcrowe make / mee musicke to my sorrowe.”

“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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