Plural of throat; the front part of the neck, or the tube through which food and air travel to the stomach and lungs.
From Old English 'þroat,' related to Old Norse 'þroti' meaning 'force' or 'power.' The anatomical meaning developed from the concept of the powerful opening in the neck.
The word throat has been used for thousands of years, and interestingly, 'cut-throat' became its own word because it was such a vivid and terrible image of violence!
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