To give one the lie in his throat
- To give one the lie in his throat
- Throat Throat (thr[=o]t), n. [OE. throte, AS. [thorn]rote,
[thorn]rotu; akin to OHG. drozza, G. drossel; cf. OFries. &
D. stort. Cf. {Throttle}.]
1. (Anat.)
(a) The part of the neck in front of, or ventral to, the
vertebral column.
(b) Hence, the passage through it to the stomach and
lungs; the pharynx; -- sometimes restricted to the
fauces.
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I can vent clamor from my throat. --Shak.
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2. A contracted portion of a vessel, or of a passage way; as,
the throat of a pitcher or vase.
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3. (Arch.) The part of a chimney between the gathering, or
portion of the funnel which contracts in ascending, and
the flue. --Gwilt.
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4. (Naut.)
(a) The upper fore corner of a boom-and-gaff sail, or of a
staysail.
(b) That end of a gaff which is next the mast.
(c) The angle where the arm of an anchor is joined to the
shank. --Totten.
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5. (Shipbuilding) The inside of a timber knee.
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6. (Bot.) The orifice of a tubular organ; the outer end of
the tube of a monopetalous corolla; the faux, or fauces.
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{Throat brails} (Naut.), brails attached to the gaff close to
the mast.
{Throat halyards} (Naut.), halyards that raise the throat of
the gaff.
{Throat pipe} (Anat.), the windpipe, or trachea.
{To give one the lie in his throat}, to accuse one pointedly
of lying abominably.
{To lie in one's throat}, to lie flatly or abominably.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
2000.
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Throat — (thr[=o]t), n. [OE. throte, AS. [thorn]rote, [thorn]rotu; akin to OHG. drozza, G. drossel; cf. OFries. & D. stort. Cf. {Throttle}.] 1. (Anat.) (a) The part of the neck in front of, or ventral to, the vertebral column. (b) Hence, the passage… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Throat brails — Throat Throat (thr[=o]t), n. [OE. throte, AS. [thorn]rote, [thorn]rotu; akin to OHG. drozza, G. drossel; cf. OFries. & D. stort. Cf. {Throttle}.] 1. (Anat.) (a) The part of the neck in front of, or ventral to, the vertebral column. (b) Hence, the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Throat halyards — Throat Throat (thr[=o]t), n. [OE. throte, AS. [thorn]rote, [thorn]rotu; akin to OHG. drozza, G. drossel; cf. OFries. & D. stort. Cf. {Throttle}.] 1. (Anat.) (a) The part of the neck in front of, or ventral to, the vertebral column. (b) Hence, the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Throat pipe — Throat Throat (thr[=o]t), n. [OE. throte, AS. [thorn]rote, [thorn]rotu; akin to OHG. drozza, G. drossel; cf. OFries. & D. stort. Cf. {Throttle}.] 1. (Anat.) (a) The part of the neck in front of, or ventral to, the vertebral column. (b) Hence, the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To lie in one's throat — Throat Throat (thr[=o]t), n. [OE. throte, AS. [thorn]rote, [thorn]rotu; akin to OHG. drozza, G. drossel; cf. OFries. & D. stort. Cf. {Throttle}.] 1. (Anat.) (a) The part of the neck in front of, or ventral to, the vertebral column. (b) Hence, the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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