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underthroating

American

[uhn-der-throh-ting] / ˈʌn dərˌθroʊ tɪŋ /

noun

(on a cornice) a cove extended outward and downward to form a drip.

Etymology

Origin of underthroating

under- + throat + -ing ¹

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