gullet
[ guhl-it ]
/ ˈgʌl ɪt /
noun
verb (used with object)
to form a concavity at the base of (a sawtooth).
Origin of gullet
Words nearby gullet
gulgul,
gull,
gull wing,
gull-wing,
gullah,
gullet,
gulley,
gullible,
gulliver's travels,
gullstrand,
gully
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British Dictionary definitions for gullet
gullet
/ (ˈɡʌlɪt) /
noun
a less formal name for the oesophagus Related adjective: oesophageal
the throat or pharynx
mining quarrying
a preliminary cut in excavating, wide enough to take the vehicle that removes the earth
Word Origin for gullet
C14: from Old French
goulet, diminutive of
goule throat, from Latin
gula throat
Medical definitions for gullet
gullet
[ gŭl′ĭt ]
n.
The esophagus.
The throat.