Mid"riff (?), n. [AS. midhrif; midd mid, middle + hrif bowels, womb; akin to OFries. midref midriff, rif, ref, belly, OHG. href body, and to L. corpus body. See Corpse.] Anat.
See Diaphragm, n., 2.
Smote him into the midriff with a stone.
Milton.
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