troat

/ trəʊt /

verb

1. intr (of a rutting buck) to call or bellow

Word History and Origins

Origin of troat¹

C17: probably related to Old French trout, trut , a cry used by hunters to urge on the dogs

Example Sentences

I do nod know any nah-ice gondolier—zey are oal—I dell you, if you lif viz zem ade mons as me, you cot your troat—yes!

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I try for speak, but my troat stop up, as if you was plug him wid piece of plantain.

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"'Cos, when my troat was sore I was always breaving out loud like that," said Roger sympathisingly.

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My plood vas chilling now so I ain't aple to svallow in my troat alretty.

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In one of the lines I have quoted there occurs the word "troat."

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