jugular
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
jugular /ˈdʒʌgjʊlə/
▶adjective
- 1 of the neck or throat.
- 2 Zoology (of fish's pelvic fins) located in front of the pectoral fins.
– phrases
go for the jugular attack an adversary's weakest point in an aggressive way.
go for the jugular attack an adversary's weakest point in an aggressive way.
– origin C16: from late L. jugularis, from L. jugulum ‘collarbone, throat’, dimin. of jugum ‘yoke’.
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