weasand

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwiːzənd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(wē′zənd)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
wea•sand  (wē′zənd),USA pronunciation n. [Archaic.]
  1. Anatomythroat.
  2. Anatomyesophagus;
    gullet.
  3. Anatomytrachea;
    windpipe.
  • bef. 1000; Middle English wesand, Old English wǣsend, variant of wāsend gullet; cognate with Old Frisian wāsande windpipe

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
weasand / ˈwiːzənd/
  1. a former name for the trachea
Etymology: Old English wǣsend, wāsend; related to Old Frisian wāsenda, Old High German weisont vein, Danish vissen
'weasand' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
wizen

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