marrow squash

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marrow squash - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Marrow \Mar"row\, n. [OE. marou, mary, maruh, AS. mearg, mearh;
     akin to OS. marg, D. merg, G. Mark, OHG. marg, marag, Icel.
     mergr, Sw. merg, Dan. marv, Skr. majjan; cf. Skr. majj to
     sink, L. mergere. [root]274 Cf. Merge.]
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     1. (Anat.) The tissue which fills the cavities of most bones;
        the medulla. In the larger cavities it is commonly very
        fatty, but in the smaller cavities it is much less fatty,
        and red or reddish in color.
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     2. The essence; the best part.
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              It takes from our achievements . . .
              The pith and marrow of our attribute. --Shak.
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     3. [OE. maru, maro; -- perh. a different word; cf. Gael.
        maraon together.] One of a pair; a match; a companion; an
        intimate associate. [Scot.]
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              Chopping and changing I can not commend,
              With thief or his marrow, for fear of ill end.
                                                    --Tusser.
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     Marrow squash (Bot.), a name given to several varieties of
        squash, esp. to the Boston marrow, an ovoid fruit,
        pointed at both ends, and with reddish yellow flesh, and
        to the vegetable marrow, a variety of an ovoid form, and
        having a soft texture and fine grain resembling marrow.
  
     Spinal marrow. (Anat.) See Spinal cord, under Spinal.
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marrow squash - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  marrow squash
      n 1: any of various squash plants grown for their elongated
           fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh [syn:
           marrow, marrow squash, vegetable marrow]