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noun

Venter n.

(Anat.)

(a)

The belly; the abdomen; sometimes applied to any large cavity containing viscera.

(b)

The uterus, or womb.

(c)

A belly, or protuberant part; a broad surface; as, the venter of a muscle; the venter, or anterior surface, of the scapula.

(Zool.) The lower part of the abdomen in insects.

(Rom. & O. E. Law) A pregnant woman; a mother; as, A has a son B by one venter, and a daughter C by another venter; children by different venters.

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Etymology of 'Venter'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Venter" Quotes from Famous Books

... my conscientious opinion about the affair, and now you can do as you please. Of course I shall go with the majority, and my seniors in command; and ef the decision's for a fight, why a fight we must venter, though every man o' Kaintuck be laid on his back for the risking. Ef we fail—and its my opine we shall—let them as takes the responsibility bear the blame. I'll give my voice, though, to the last, that we'd better wait the reinforcements ...

— Ella Barnwell - A Historical Romance of Border Life • Emerson Bennett

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