Wēa'sand, n.

(Synop., § 130), n. [A-S. wæsend, wasend, O. Fries. wasende, wasande, probably allied to Icel. väsa, to hope; O. H. Ger. weisunt, arteries; M. H. Ger. weisen, throat.] The windpipe or trachea; the canal through which air passes to and from the lungs; the throttle. [Formerly written also wesand, wezand, and wesil.]

Cut his weasand with thy knife. Shak.