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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He comes to London, and finding out that he is wrong with his "dhrink," he leaves out all the h's he can, and thus comes to "troat."
From Thackeray by Trollope, Anthony
"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 Wilson, John Mackay
In one of the lines I have quoted there occurs the word "troat."
From Thackeray by Trollope, Anthony
Dese are confections, electuaries, sirups, conserves, ointments, odoraments, cerates, and gargarisms, for de skin, for de stomach, for de pruises and wounds, for de troat, and every ting pesides.
From Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's by Kennedy, John P.
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 Leland, Charles Godfrey
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