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Vinony

bladder

noun

  1. urinary bladder
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈblædə/ / /ˈblædɚ/

noun

Etymology: 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”).

  1. A flexible sac that can expand and contract and that holds liquids or gases.
  2. Specifically, the urinary bladder.
  3. A hollow, inflatable organ of a plant.
  4. The inflatable bag inside various balls used in sports, such as footballs and rugby balls.
  5. A container in the form of a flexible bag.

    “a fuel bladder”

  6. A container in the form of a flexible bag.
  7. Anything inflated, empty, or unsound.

    “to swim with bladders of philosophy”

verb

Etymology: 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”).

  1. To swell out like a bladder with air; to inflate.

    “bladder'd up with pride of his own merit”

  2. To store or put up in bladders.

    “bladdered lard”