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

"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

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 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

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

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