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the tube that leads from the mouth through the throat to the stomach
  • food traveling down the gullet

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The first known use of gullet was in the 14th century

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“Gullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gullet. Accessed 12 Aug. 2020.

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