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Adam's apple

noun as in vocal cords

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Charlie Crawford was a hulking man with a thin, high voice and a manic Adam’s apple, and he was a sinister vice lord and City Hall shot-caller nicknamed “the Gray Wolf of Spring Street.”

The band also tossed fans some rare chestnuts like “No More, No More,” on which Tyler forgot several of the words; “Adam’s Apple,” “Seasons Of Wither” and the Mississippi Delta blues-inspired “Hangman Jury.”

At the training drills, a 37-year-old soldier with the call sign "Adam's Apple" wore special foreign-made blast boots for mine clearance.

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The Adam’s apple or the charley horse or the butterflies in the stomach.

The officer then “forced my Adam’s apple,” the teen testified.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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