[mar.row] n [ME marowe, fr. OE mearg; akin to OHG marag marrow, Skt majjan] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a soft highly vascular modified connective tissue that occupies the cavities and cancellous part of most bones--compare red marrow b: the substance of the spinal cord
2. a: the choicest of food b: the seat of animal vigor c: the inmost, best, or essential part: core "personal liberty is the ~ of the American tradition --Clinton Rossiter" 3 chiefly Brit: vegetable marrow -- mar.rowy adj
[2]marrow n [ME marwe, marrow] (1516) chiefly Scot: one of a pair