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Throat
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THROAT, med. jur. The anterior part of the neck. Dungl. plea. Diet. h.t.; Coop. Dict. h.t.; 2 Good's Study of Med. 302; 1 Chit. Med. Jur. 97, n.
     2. The word throat, in an indictment which charged the defendant with murder, by "cutting the throat of the deceased," does not mean, and is not to be confined to that part of the neck which is scientifically called the throat, but signifies that which is commonly called the throat. 6 Carr. & Payne, 401; S. C. 25 Eng. Com. Law Rep. 458.
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Of course there is more to it than the fact Mister Frisky lost the Derby, having entered the Triple Crown with the beginnings of the throat abscess that led to his retirement following a 1991 comeback attempt.
DOESN'T MISTER FRISKY DESERVE A CITATION? by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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