throat

throat
 n.— «So with cleats attached and flipping the shoe over, we find it has a very generous “throat,” to use shoe-making parlance, which means the opening of the shoe is wide.» —“Diadora Proracer Carbon shoes” by Rufus Staffordshire Cyclingnews.com Dec. 15, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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