n.
   - an internal organ in which the first part of digestion occurs, being (in humans and many mammals) a pear-shaped enlargement of the alimentary canal linking the oesophagus to the small intestine. ▸each of four such organs in a ruminant. 
- the abdominal area of the body; the belly.
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[usu. with neg.]
 an appetite or desire for something.
v.
 
(
usu. cannot stomach)
  
- consume (food or drink) without feeling sick.
- endure or accept.
Phrase
  
    
      - a strong stomach
 an ability to see or do unpleasant things without feeling sick or squeamish.
 
  Derivative
  
    
      - stomachful n. (pl. stomachfuls) .
 
  Etymology
  ME: from OFr. estomac, stomaque, via L. from Gk stomakhos ‘gullet’.