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wea⋅sand

  [wee-zuhnd]
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–noun Archaic.
1. throat.
2. esophagus; gullet.
3. trachea; windpipe.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME wesand, OE wǣsend, var. of wāsend gullet; c. OFris wāsande windpipe
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wea·sand   (wē'zənd)   
n.  The gullet or throat.

[Middle English wesand, perhaps from Old English *wǣsend, variant of wāsand.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: wea·sand
Pronunciation: 'wEz-&nd, 'wiz-&n(d)
Function: noun
: THROAT, GULLET; also : WINDPIPE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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