Gul"let (?), n. [OE.
golet, OF. Goulet,
dim. of gole, goule,
throat, F. gueule,
L. gula; perh. akin to Skr. gula, G. kenle; cf. F. goulet the neck of a bottle, goulotte channel gutter. Cf. Gules, Gully.]
1. (Anat.) The tube by which
food and drink are carried from the pharynx to the stomach; the esophagus.
2. Something shaped like the food
passage, or performing similar functions; as:
(a) A channel for water. (b)
(Engin.) A preparatory cut or channel in
excavations, of sufficient
width for the passage of earth wagons. (c) A concave cut made in the teeth of some
saw blades.
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