Emily Dickinson Lexicon

VENT'ER, n. [L.]

1. In anatomy, the abdomen, or lower belly; formerly applied to any large cavity containing viscera, as the head, thorax and abdomen, called the three venters. – Parr.
2. The womb; and hence, mother. A. has a son B. by one venter, and a daughter C. by another venter; children by different venters. – Law Language.
3. The belly of a muscle.