noun
weasand
Weasand (noun) means the tube that carries food from the mouth down to the stomach.
noun
1
The tube that carries food from the mouth down to the stomach.
2
The passage in the neck used for breathing.
"‘Which fellows?’ Very loud now, but a tightening in her weasand."
— Anthony Burgess, Nothing Like the Sun: A Story of Shakespeare's Love Life (1964)
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English wesand, wesande and wesaunt, which trace back to Old English *wǣsend, wāsend (“weasand, windpipe, gullet”), itself from Proto-West Germanic *waisund, *waisundu (“windpipe, gullet”), and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (“to flow, run”). It is cognate with Old Frisian wāsande (“weasand”), Old Saxon wāsendi, Old High German weisant (“windpipe”), Middle High German weisant (“windpipe”), Bavarian Waisel, Wasel, Wasling (“the gullet of ruminating animals”), and Alemannic German Weisel (“esophagus (of an animal)”).
Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of weasand?
"weasand" (noun) means the tube that carries food from the mouth down to the stomach.
What are the different meanings of weasand?
"weasand" has 2 main meanings: 1. The tube that carries food from the mouth down to the stomach; 2. The passage in the neck used for breathing.
