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jugular definition

jugu·lar (jug′yo̵̅o̅ lər, -yə-; jo̵̅o̅g′-; often jug′lər)

adjective

  1. of the neck or throat
  2. of a jugular vein
  3. Zool. of or having ventral fins in front of the pectoral, under the throat

Etymology: LL jugularis < L jugulum, collarbone, neck, throat, dim. of jugum, a yoke

noun

jugular vein
jugular Idioms

go for the jugular

Informal to be utterly ruthless, as with an opponent

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