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Said of the belly or stomach.
Eager, impetuous, violent. (a) Of a hawk: Eager for prey; hungry. (b) †Of persons (sometimes with allusion to the hawking sense): Hungry…
Eager or keen for food, very hungry. Also said of the stomach.