Throat
n.
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The part of the neck in front of, or ventral to, the vertebral column. (Anat.)
I can vent clamor from my throat.
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A contracted portion of a vessel, or of a passage way; as, the throat of a pitcher or vase.
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The part of a chimney between the gathering, or portion of the funnel which contracts in ascending, and the flue. (Arch.)
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The upper fore corner of a boom-and-gaff sail, or of a staysail. (Naut.)
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The inside of a timber knee. (Shipbuilding)
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The orifice of a tubular organ; the outer end of the tube of a monopetalous corolla; the faux, or fauces. (Bot.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Throat brails
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brails attached to the gaff close to the mast.
- Throat halyards
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halyards that raise the throat of the gaff.
- Throat pipe
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the windpipe, or trachea.
- To give one the lie in his throat
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to accuse one pointedly of lying abominably.
- To lie in one's throat
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to lie flatly or abominably.
Throat
v. t.
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To utter in the throat; to mutter; as, to throat threats. [Obs.]
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To mow, as beans, in a direction against their bending. [Prov. Eng.]