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Gullet Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Gullet? [n] the passage between the pharynx and the stomach Synonyms \| Synonyms for Gullet: esophagus \| gorge \| oesophagus Related Terms \| Find terms related to Gullet: abdomen \| abomasum \| bay window \| beerbelly \| belly \| breadbasket \| craw \| crop \| diaphragm \| embonpoint \| esophagus \| fauces \| first stomach \| gizzard \| goozle \| gorge \| gut \| guzzle \| hals \| honeycomb stomach \| kishkes \| manyplies \| maw \| midriff \| omasum \| paunch \| pharynx \| pot \| potbelly \| potgut \| psalterium \| pusgut \| rennet bag \| reticulum \| rumen \| second stomach \| spare tire \| stomach \| swagbelly \| third stomach \| throat \| tummy \| tum-tum \| underbelly \| ventripotence \| weasand \| wizen See Also \| alimentary canal \| alimentary tract \| cardiac sphincter \| digestive tract \| digestive tube \| epicardia \| gastrointestinal tract \| GI tract \| muscle system \| muscular structure \| musculature \| passage \| passageway Gullet In Webster's Dictionary \Gul"let\, n. [OE. golet, OF. Goulet, dim. of gole, goule, throat, F. gueule, L. gula; perh. akin to Skr. gula, G. kenle; cf. F. goulet the neck of a bottle, goulotte channel gutter. Cf. {Gules}, {Gully}.] 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.

Gullet Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Gullet?

[n] the passage between the pharynx and the stomach

Synonyms | Synonyms for Gullet: esophagus | gorge | oesophagus

Gullet In Webster's Dictionary

\Gul"let\, n. [OE. golet, OF. Goulet, dim. of gole,
goule, throat, F. gueule, L. gula; perh. akin to Skr. gula,
G. kenle; cf. F. goulet the neck of a bottle, goulotte
channel gutter. Cf. {Gules}, {Gully}.]
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.

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