navel gall

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navel gall - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Navel \Na"vel\ (n[=a]"v'l), n. [AS. nafela, fr. nafu nave; akin
     to D. navel, G. nabel, OHG. nabolo, Icel. nafli, Dan. navle,
     Sw. nafle, L. umbilicus, Gr. 'omfalo`s, Skr. n[=a]bh[imac]la.
     [root]260. See Nave hub, and cf. Omphalic, Nombril,
     Umbilical.]
     1. (Anat.) A mark or depression in the middle of the abdomen;
        the umbilicus; called also belly button in humans. See
        Umbilicus.
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     2. The central part or point of anything; the middle.
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              Within the navel of this hideous wood,
              Immured in cypress shades, a sorcerer dwells.
                                                    --Milton.
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     3. (Gun.) An eye on the under side of a carronade for
        securing it to a carriage.
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     Navel gall, a bruise on the top of the chine of the back of
        a horse, behind the saddle. --Johnson.
  
     Navel point. (Her.) Same as Nombril.
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