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 voice2: something resembling the throat esp. 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