Main Entry: ¹throat

Pronunciation: \ˈthrōt\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English throte, from Old English; akin to Old High German drozza throat

Date: before 12th century

1 a (1) : the part of the neck in front of the spinal column (2) : the passage through the neck to the stomach and lungs b (1) : voice (2) : the seat of the voice
2 : something resembling the throat especially in being an entrance, a passageway, a constriction, or a narrowed part: as a : the orifice of a tubular organ especially of a plant b : the opening in the vamp of a shoe at the instep c : the part of a tennis racket that connects the head with the shaft
3 : the curved part of an anchor's arm where it joins the shank — see anchor illustration

— at each other's throats : in open and aggressive conflict