English Dictionary: kidneys | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Kidney \Kid"ney\, n.; pl. {Kidneys}. [OE. kidnei, kidnere, from Icel. koi[?]r belly, womb (akin to Goth. gipus, AS. cwip womb) + OE. nere kidney; akin to D. nier, G. niere, OHG. nioro, Icel. n[?]ra, Dan. nyre, Sw. njure, and probably to Gr. ([?]) Cf. {Kite} belly.] |