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† ˈthroat-goll Obs. rare.
[f. throat + ? golle, gull n. 4, throat, gullet.]
The windpipe, or its upper part close to the epiglottis. (The word appears to have been somewhat vaguely used.)
14..Sir Beues (C.) 2753 + 102 Sethen he went to the skulle [of the dragon] And hewyd asonder the throte golle [v.r. þrote bolle]. 14..Nom. in Wr.-Wülcker 676/25 Hoc epiglotum, a th[r]otegole. c1440Promp. Parv. 493/1 Throte golle, epiglotum, frumen. 1530Palsgr. 281/1 Throtegole or throtebole, neu de la gorge, gosier. |