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gullet Definition

gul·let (gulət)

noun

  1. the tube leading from the mouth to the stomach; esophagus
  2. the throat or neck
  3. any depression or channel like a gullet, as a water gully

Etymology: ME golet < OFr goulet, throat, narrow passage, dim. of goule < L gula, throat < IE base *gel-, to swallow > OE ceole, Ger kehle, throat

gullet Synonyms

gullet

n.

gullet Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • call: In ' Barrett's esophagus ' the normal lining of the food pipe ( also called the gullet or esophagus ) has changed.
  • have: You should contact your GP immediately to arrange for you to return to hospital to have the gullet stretched again.

Adjective modifier

  • wide: They are made with a wide gullet to fit absolutely level from front to back and side to side.
  • traditional: Restaurants catering for every taste line the picturesque harbor where the masts of traditional wooden gullets sway gently in the breeze.
  • greedy: Indeed, there is no quicker way for the Devil, his enemy, to take possession of man than through his greedy gullet.
  • wooden: Restaurants catering for every taste line the picturesque harbor where the masts of traditional wooden gullets sway gently in the breeze.

Modifies a noun

  • cancer: More specifically, the increased use of nitrate fertilizers could be encouraging gullet cancer.
  • sphincter: The change that pregnancy brings to the balance of the hormones also leads to a general relaxation of the gullet sphincter.

Noun used with modifier

change: Easy change gullet system, allowing on the spot adjusting of the saddle to fit correctly over the horses wither.

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