WEASAND


Meaning of WEASAND in English

noun

or wea·zand also we·sand ˈwēz ə nd, ˈwiz ə n(d)

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English wesand, from (assumed) Old English wǣsend gullet; akin to Old English wāsend gullet, Old Frisian wāsande windpipe, Old High German weisunt windpipe, gullet

1.

a. archaic : gullet , esophagus

b. : the musculature associated with the gullet and the windpipe : throat

cut his weasand with thy knife — Shakespeare

2. archaic : windpipe , trachea

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