[θrəʊt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the passage which leads from the back of the mouth of a person or animal
(e.g: her throat was parched with thirst)


Phrases:
- be at each other's throats
- cut one's own throat
- go for the throat
- grab someone by the throat
- shove something down someone's throat

Origin:
Old English throte, throtu, of Germanic origin; related to German Drossel. Compare with throttle