/ ˈdʒʌgjələ(r); NAmE / (also ˌjugular ˈvein ) noun
any of the three large veins in the neck that carry blood from the head towards the heart
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IDIOMS
- go for the jugular
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from late Latin jugularis , from Latin jugulum collarbone, throat, diminutive of jugum yoke.