Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (n.) The belly; the abdomen.

2. (n.) The uterus. See Uterus.

3. (n.) The place where anything is generated or produced.

4. (n.) Any cavity containing and enveloping anything.

5. (v. t.) To enclose in a womb, or as in a womb; to breed or hold in secret.