cut-throat
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cut-throat
▶noun
- 1 dated a murderer or other violent criminal.
- 2 (also cut-throat trout) a trout of western North America, with red or orange markings under the jaw. [Salmo clarki.]
- 1 ruthless and intense: cut-throat competition.
- 2 (of some card games) played by three rather than four players.
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