- weasand
- noun Etymology: Middle English wesand, from Old English *wǣsend gullet; akin to Old English wāsend gullet, Old High German weisunt windpipe Date: before 12th century throat, gullet; also trachea
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Weasand — Wea sand, n. [OE. wesand, AS. w[=a]send; akin to OFries. w[=a]sende, w[=a]sande; cf. OHG. weisunt.] The windpipe; called also, formerly, {wesil}. [Formerly, written also, {wesand}, and {wezand}.] [1913 Webster] Cut his weasand with thy knife.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
weasand — noun /ˈwiːzənd/ a) The oesophagus. “By Heaven, and all saints in it, better food hath not passed my weasand for three livelong days, and by God’s providence it is that I am now here to tell it.” b) The throat in general. ‘Which fellows?’ Very… … Wiktionary
weasand-pipe — weaˈsand pipe noun (Spenser). • • • Main Entry: ↑weasand … Useful english dictionary
weasand — /wee zeuhnd/, n. Archaic. 1. throat. 2. esophagus; gullet. 3. trachea; windpipe. [bef. 1000; ME wesand, OE waesend, var. of wasend gullet; c. OFris wasande windpipe] * * * … Universalium
weasand — wea·sand wēz ənd, wiz ən(d) n THROAT, GULLET also WINDPIPE … Medical dictionary
weasand — Cleveland Dialect List the gullet, the windpipe … English dialects glossary
weasand — n. throat; esophagus; windpipe (Archaic) … English contemporary dictionary
weasand — n. Windpipe, trachea, throttle, throat … New dictionary of synonyms
weasand — wea·sand … English syllables
weasand — n. throat; gullet; wind pipe … Dictionary of difficult words
