[stom.ach] n [ME stomak, fr. MF estomac, fr. L stomachus gullet, esophagus, stomach, fr. Gk stomachos, fr. stoma mouth; akin to MBret staffn mouth, Av staman-] (14c) 1 a (1): a dilatation of the alimentary canal of a vertebrate communicating anteriorly with the esophagus and posteriorly with the duodenum (2): one of the compartments of a ruminant stomach "the abomasum is the fourth ~ of a ruminant" b: a cavity in an invertebrate animal that is analogous to a stomach c: the part of the body that contains the stomach: belly, abdomen
2. a: desire for food caused by hunger: appetite b: inclination, desire "had no ~ for an argument"; also: courage, guts 3 obs a: spirit, valor b: pride c: spleen, resentment
[2]stomach vt (1523) 1 archaic: to take offense at
2: to bear without overt reaction or resentment: put up with "couldn't ~ office politics"