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red lane

red lane noun: the throat.

Noun

red lane (plural red lanes)

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) The throat.
    • Now this Malvoisie has a body, and slips down the red lane with an unctuous savour; but the very sweetness which would recommend it to the fancy of a raw drinker, does it damage […]1852, The Royalist and the Republican, volume 1, page 108
    • When you mean to save, begin with your mouth; many thieves pass down the red lane. The ale jug is a great waste.1884, The Universal Household Assistant, page 128

Forms of red lane

pluralred lanes

Questions about red lane

What does red lane mean?
Red lane means the throat.
What part of speech is red lane?
Red lane is a noun.
What is the plural of red lane?
The plural of red lane is red lanes.

Words near red lane in the dictionary

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  2. red kuri squashes
  3. Red Lake
  4. Red Lake County
  5. Red Lake Falls
  6. red lane
  7. red lanes
  8. red lead
  9. red leaf
  10. red leaves
  11. red Leb

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