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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gullet \Gul"let\, n. [OE. golet, OF Goulet, dim. of gole, goule, throat, F. gueule L. gula; perh. akin to Skr. gula, G. kenle; cf F. goulet the neck of a bottle, goulotte channel gutter. Cf {Gules}, {Gully}.] 1. (Anat.) The tube by which food and drink are carried from the pharynx to the stomach; the esophagus. 2. Something shaped like the food passage, or performing similar functions; as: a A channel for water. b (Engin.) A preparatory cut or channel in excavations, of sufficient width for the passage of earth wagons. c A concave cut made in the teeth of some saw blades. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: gullet n : the passage between the pharynx and the stomach [syn: {esophagus}, {oesophagus}, {gorge}]
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