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gullet definition

gul·let (gul′ət)

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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