01 n. The part of the neck in front of, or ventral to, the vertebral column.
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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.” — Shak.
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2.
A contracted portion of a vessel, or of a passage way; as, the throat of a pitcher or vase.
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3.
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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4.
The upper fore corner of a boom-and-gaff sail, or of a staysail.(Naut.)
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5.
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 —
brails attached to the gaff close to the mast.
Throat halyards —
halyards that raise the throat of the gaff.
Throat pipe —
the windpipe, or trachea.
To give one the lie in his throat —
to accuse one pointedly of lying abominably.
To lie in one's throat —
to lie flatly or abominably.