troat
Britishverb
Etymology
Origin of troat
C17: probably related to Old French trout, trut , a cry used by hunters to urge on the dogs
Example Sentences
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Indeed, Salomon, Haydn's impressario, said of her with enthusiasm, "Sar, she sing equally well wid her troat and her fingers."
From Great Singers, First Series Faustina Bordoni To Henrietta Sontag by George T. (George Titus) Ferris
In all mine land of Nederland, Dere crows no mead or wein, Und wasser I couldt nefer get Indo dis troat of mein.
From The Breitmann Ballads by Charles Godfrey Leland
"And you, you scarecrow-looking rascal," he continued, addressing the other sentinel, "if you'll spoke anoder word, I'll cram my sporran doon your dam troat."
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXII by John Mackay Wilson
Den dey sen' for Dog an' tole him dat if he fin' a salt beef bone in de road, he mus' not pick it up, 'cos it mek him rough in his troat.
From The Junior Classics — Volume 1 by William Patten
In one of the lines I have quoted there occurs the word "troat."
From Thackeray by Anthony Trollope
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