weasand

American  

[wee-zuhnd] / ˈwi zənd /

noun

Archaic.

1. throat.

2. esophagus; gullet.

3. trachea; windpipe.

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weasand British  

/ ˈwiːzənd /

noun

1. a former name for the trachea

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Etymology

Origin of weasand

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

Example Sentences

For when the windpipe is wounded, no drink will go down; but as if the pipe were broken it runs out, though the weasand be whole and unhurt.

From Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies by Plutarch

But it is probable at the weasand robs the windpipe of a sufficient quantity of liquor as it is going down, and useth it to soften and concoct the meat.

From Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies by Plutarch

Then Hindhaugh gave an artistic account of the whole transaction, and put the matter in such a light that the custom-house officer cordially congratulated him on having escaped without a slit weasand.

From Stories by English Authors: the Sea by Various

But my uncle must have put out a hand threatening his weasand, for the sound very suddenly gave place to silence; and the next voice I heard was Mr. Knox's.

From Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abroad and Particularly in the Island of Corsica: Beginning with the Year 1756 by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

"Hush," said some one, and there was a running circle of frowns and the old voice ceased as abruptly as if its owner had been seized by the weasand.

From The Light of Scarthey by Castle, Egerton