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Throat vs Swallie - What's the difference?

throat | swallie |

As nouns the difference between throat and swallie

is that throat is the front part of the neck while swallie is the act of swallowing.

As verbs the difference between throat and swallie

is that throat is (obsolete) to utter in the throat; to mutter while swallie is to swallow (food etc).

throat

English

Alternative forms

* (all obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The front part of the neck.
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  • The gullet or windpipe.
  • A narrow opening in a vessel.
  • Station throat.
  • The part of a chimney between the gathering, or portion of the funnel which contracts in ascending, and the flue.
    • (Gwilt)
  • (nautical) The upper fore corner of a boom-and-gaff sail, or of a staysail.
  • (nautical) That end of a gaff which is next the mast.
  • (nautical) The angle where the arm of an anchor is joined to the shank.
    • (Totten)
  • (shipbuilding) The inside of a timber knee.
  • (botany) The orifice of a tubular organ; the outer end of the tube of a monopetalous corolla; the faux, or fauces.

    • Synonyms

    * (gullet) esophagus (US), gullet, oesophagus (British) * (windpipe) trachea, windpipe * (narrow opening in a vessel) neck, bottleneck (of a bottle)

    Derived terms

    * clear one's throat * cutthroat * deepthroat * Deep Throat * frog in one's throat * have a frog in one's throat * jump down someone's throat * sore throat * station throat * stick in one's throat * throaty * whitethroat

    Related terms

    * throttle

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To utter in the throat; to mutter.
    • to throat threats
    (Chapman)
  • (UK, dialect, obsolete) To mow (beans, etc.) in a direction against their bending.

    • External links

    * ("throat" on Wikipedia) * * *

    swallie

    English

    A dialectal form of swallow, primarily used in northern Britain. Particularly in north eastern England and parts of Scotland.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of swallowing.
  • A throat or gullet.

    • Verb

  • To swallow (food etc).
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