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Marrowy

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mar·row  (mr)
n.
1. Bone marrow.
2. The spinal cord.
3.
a. The inmost, choicest, or essential part; the pith.
b. Strength or vigor; vitality.
[Middle English marow, from Old English mearg.]
marrow·y adj.


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With axe and shovel you explore this mine, and follow the marrowy store, yellow as beef tallow, or as if you had struck on a vein of gold, deep into the earth.
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