Definition of throat

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Throat (n.) That end of a gaff which is next the mast.

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Jugular :: "Jugular (a.) Any fish which has the ventral fins situated forward of the pectoral fins, or beneath the throat; one of a division of fishes (Jugulares)..
Fichu :: Fichu (n.) A light cape, usually of lace, worn by women, to cover the neck and throat, and extending to the shoulders..
Expectoration :: Expectoration (n.) The act of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs, by coughing, hawking, and spitting..
Throat :: Throat (n.) A contracted portion of a vessel, or of a passage way; as, the throat of a pitcher or vase..
Muff :: Muff (n.) The whitethroat.
Throttle :: Throttle (v. t.) To compress the throat of; to choke; to strangle.
Cutthroat :: Cutthroat (n.) One who cuts throats; a murderer; an assassin.
Gobble :: Gobble (n.) A noise made in the throat.
Quinsy :: Quinsy (n.) An inflammation of the throat, or parts adjacent, especially of the fauces or tonsils, attended by considerable swelling, painful and impeded deglutition, and accompanied by inflammatory fever. It sometimes creates danger of suffocation; -- called also squinancy, and squinzey..
Cutthroat :: Cutthroat (a.) Murderous; cruel; barbarous.
Throatwort :: Throatwort (n.) A plant (Campanula Trachelium) formerly considered a remedy for sore throats because of its throat-shaped corolla.
Gorge :: Gorge (n.) To glut; to fill up to the throat; to satiate.
Throat :: Throat (n.) Hence, the passage through it to the stomach and lungs; the pharynx; -- sometimes restricted to the fauces..
Throstling :: Throstling (n.) A disease of bovine cattle, consisting of a swelling under the throat, which, unless checked, causes strangulation..
Hawk :: Hawk (n.) An effort to force up phlegm from the throat, accompanied with noise..
Nasopharyngeal :: Nasopharyngeal (a.) Of or pertaining to both throat and nose; as, a nasopharyngeal polypus..
Gutturize :: Gutturize (v. t.) To make in the throat; to gutturalize.
Garrote :: Garrote (v. t.) To strangle with the garrote; hence, to seize by the throat, from behind, with a view to strangle and rob..
Angina :: Angina (n.) Any inflammatory affection of the throat or faces, as the quinsy, malignant sore throat, croup, etc., especially such as tends to produce suffocation, choking, or shortness of breath..
Drench :: Drench (v. t.) To cause to drink; especially, to dose by force; to put a potion down the throat of, as of a horse; hence. to purge violently by physic..
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