marrow
noun
a soft, fatty, vascular tissue in the interior cavities of bones that is a major site of blood cell production.
marrowy
-
a word derived from
marrow.
Example Sentences
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Sometimes she gets her teeth into a marrowy morsel, sometimes merely chews an old hat.
From Time Magazine Archive
And what he has to say is nobody's pipe-dream but a meaty, marrowy, seasoned report on an active life which many a reader will envy.
From Time Magazine Archive
Butter cured with this mixture appears of a rich marrowy consistency and fine colour, and never acquires a brittle hardness, nor tastes salt, as the other is apt to do.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton
By wool fiber is understood the horny substance resembling hair, with the difference that the former has no marrowy tissue.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 by Various
The Scotch, so celebrated for making butter of more marrowy richness than any other, first let the calves draw half or two thirds of the milk, and then take the remainder.
From Soil Culture by J. H. Walden
