thrapple
9.9
The tube in the neck that carries air when you breathe
- noun
- /ˈθræpəl/
- Archaic
:
garganta
- The singer cleared her thrapple before starting the next song.
Examples
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The doctor examined her thrapple for any signs of infection.
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He felt a sharp pain in his thrapple after swallowing too quickly.
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He clutched his thrapple when the cold air made him cough.
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In the old tale, the villain threatened to cut the hero's thrapple.
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He felt a sharp pain in his thrapple.
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He clutched his thrapple when the cold air made him cough.
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The singer cleared her thrapple before starting the next song.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Thrapple is a dialect word from northern England and Scots that names the 'throat' or windpipe. Think of thrapple like throat + grapple—it is simply an old word for the part of the neck you clear when you cough, which is why it means the throat.
