bladder
blad·der
noun
1.
a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas)
Origin
From Middle English bladdre, bleddre, bladder, bledder, from Old English blæddre, a variant of blǣdre, blēdre (“blister, bladder”), from Proto-West Germanic *blādrā, from Proto-Germanic *blēdrǭ, *bladrǭ (“blister, bladder”).
Phrases
- air bladder
- bald as a bladder of lard
- bashful bladder
- bladder campion
- bladder cancer
- bladder cherry
- bladder cicada
- bladder desperation
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