gullet vs maw

gullet

noun
  • The throat or esophagus. 

  • A channel for water. 

  • A preparatory cut or channel in excavations, of sufficient width for the passage of earth wagons. 

  • The cytopharynx of a ciliate, through which food is ingested. 

  • The space between the teeth of a saw blade. 

  • The wide space under the pommel of a saddle; the hollow over the withers of a saddled animal. 

maw

noun
  • The upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a fearsome and ravenous creature. 

  • Mother. 

  • Any large, insatiable or perilous opening. 

  • Appetite; inclination. 

  • The mouth. 

  • A gull. 

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