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Adam's apple: see larynx larynx (lâr`ĭngks), organ of voice in mammals. Commonly known as the voice box, the larynx is a tubular chamber about 2 in. ..... Click the link for more information. . Adam's apple the visible projection of the thyroid cartilage of the larynx at the front of the neck How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The soap-box
orators talked in the bitter cold at Marble Arch with their mackintoshes
turned up against their Adam's apples, and all down the road the
cad cars waited for the right easy girls, and the cheap prostitutes sat
hopelessly in the shadows, and the blackmailers kept an eye open on the
grass where the deeds of darkness were quietly and unsatisfactorily
accomplished. Long-track skaters, who do not wear
helmets like short-track skaters do, sport a hooded suit that squishes
down their hair, ears, and even their Adam's apples. |
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