weasand

[ wee-zuhnd ]

/ ˈwi zənd /

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noun Archaic.

throat.

esophagus; gullet.

trachea; windpipe.

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Origin of weasand

before 1000; Middle English wesand,Old English wǣsend, variant of wāsend gullet; cognate with Old Frisian wāsande windpipe

Words nearby weasand

wear the pants, wear thin, wear two hats, wear well, weary, weasand, weasel, weaselly, weasel out, weasel word, weasel words

How to use weasand in a sentence

Within the most starched cravat there passes a windpipe and weasand, and under the thickliest embroidered waistcoat beats a heart.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood
Why, they'd as lief draw a cutlass over his weasand, as they'd smash a ship's biscuit.
Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape From the Brigand's of Greece|Bracebridge Hemyng
If thou canst tell me, well and good; if not, I must e'en cut thy weasand and find me one who knoweth more.
Otto of the Silver Hand|Howard Pyle
"May the hangman squeeze her weasand, the little beggar," exclaimed the Chouette in a rage.
The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6|Eugne Sue

Mangrove, the moment he saw where he was, drew his knife across the leopard's weasand, and killed him on the spot.
Tom Cringle's Log|Michael Scott

British Dictionary definitions for weasand

weasand

/ (ˈwiːzənd) /

noun

a former name for the trachea

Word Origin for weasand

Old English wǣsend, wāsend; related to Old Frisian wāsenda, Old High German weisont vein, Danish vissen

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