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Gullets

The throat or esophagus.

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noun
  1. 1

    The throat or esophagus.

  2. 2

    The cytopharynx of a ciliate, through which food is ingested.

  3. 3

    The space between the teeth of a saw blade.

  4. 4

    A channel for water.

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gorgenoun(botany) The throat of a flower.
esophagusnoun(American spelling) Alternative spelling of oesophagus. [(anatomy) The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.]
oesophagusnoun(anatomy) The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.
throatsnounThe front part of the neck.
mawsnounThe upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a fearsome and ravenous creature; craw.
slurpnounA loud sucking noise, especially one made in eating or drinking.
snarfnoun(transitive, slang) To eat or consume greedily.
stomachsnounAn organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion.
oyster stuffingnounstuffing made with oysters
tastebudnoun(anatomy) Any of the small organs on the tongue used for tasting.
rectumsnoun(anatomy) The terminal part of the large intestine through which feces pass after exiting the colon, but before leaving the body through the anus or cloaca.
keistersnoun(slang) The anus or buttocks.
forkfulnounThe amount that a fork will hold.
belliesnounThe abdomen (especially a fat one).
bungholenounAlternative spelling of bung-hole. [A hole in a vessel, such as a cask, that may be stopped with a bung.]
mouthsnoun(anatomy) The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
saltinenoun(Canada, US) A thin, crisp, salted, customarily white-colored cracker; a soda cracker; a soda biscuit.
kibblesnounAny artificial animal feed in pellet form.
bellyfulnounEnough to fill one's belly; a large portion of food eaten.
vittlesnounAlternative spelling of victual. [(archaic) Food fit for human (or occasionally animal) consumption.]

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