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Synonyms for gullet

Grammar : Noun
Spell : guhl-it
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgʌl ɪt

Définition of gullet

Origin :
  • c.1300 (as a surname), from Old French golet "neck (of a bottle); gutter; bay, creek," diminutive of gole "throat, neck" (Modern French guele), from Latin gula "throat," also "appetite," from PIE root *gwele- "swallow" (cf. Latin gluttire "to gulp down, devour," Old English ceole "throat," Old Church Slavonic glutu "gullet," Old Irish gelim "I devour").
  • noun neck
Example sentences :
  • When I ask a fellow: 'Old man, what do you want to wet your gullet?'
  • Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
  • But this I know—that if you intend us treachery you shall have my knife in your gullet for your pains.
  • Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini
  • Well, suppose they did squeeze his gullet up there on a scaffold!
  • Extract from : « Mayflower (Flor de mayo) » by Vicente Blasco Ibez
  • The only thing that sticks in my gullet is that fifty per cent.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
  • But it soon became certain that there was no egress from this gullet.
  • Extract from : « The English at the North Pole » by Jules Verne
  • Then remove the veins and gullet, taking care not to tear them.
  • Extract from : « The Italian Cook Book » by Maria Gentile
  • And he did, for down his gullet it went with very little effort.
  • Extract from : « Our Bird Comrades » by Leander S. (Leander Sylvester) Keyser
  • Across that gullet it is our intention they shall never get.
  • Extract from : « History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XIV. (of XXI.) » by Thomas Carlyle
  • They have also strong teeth in the gullet, by which they can crush the shells of their prey.
  • Extract from : « The Sea Shore » by William S. Furneaux
  • The inflammatory and other changes rarely affect the gullet.
  • Extract from : « Poisons: Their Effects and Detection » by Alexander Wynter Blyth

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