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Webster 1913 Edition
Gullet
Gul′let
,Noun.
1.
(Anat.)
The tube by which food and drink are carried from the pharynx to the stomach; the esophagus.
2.
Something shaped like the food passage, or performing similar functions
; as: (a)
A channel for water.
(b)
(Engin.)
A preparatory cut or channel in excavations, of sufficient width for the passage of earth wagons.
(c)
A concave cut made in the teeth of some saw blades.
Webster 1828 Edition
Gullet
GUL'LET
,Noun.
1.
A stream or lake. [Not used.]Definition 2025
gullet
gullet
English
Noun
gullet (plural gullets)
- The throat or esophagus.
- (cytology) The cytopharynx of a ciliate, through which food is ingested.
- The space between the teeth of a saw blade.
- A channel for water.
- A preparatory cut or channel in excavations, of sufficient width for the passage of earth wagons.
Synonyms
- (throat or esophagus): gorge
- (cytopharynx): cytopharynx
Translations
the throat or esophagus
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cytopharynx — see cytopharynx
See also
Northern Sami
Verb
gullet
- inflection of gullat:
- third-person plural present indicative
- second-person singular past indicative
- second-person plural imperative