the throat; a narrow pass. (F., -L.) M. E. gorge, the throat;
Alitt. Morte Arthur, ed Brock, 3760. -O. F. gorge, the throat,
gullet. -Low Lat. gorgia, the throat, a narrow pass; gorga,
gurga, the same as Lat. gurges (Ducange). -Lat. gurges, a
whirlpool, abyss; hence applied, in late times, to the gullet,
from its voracity. Cf. Lat. gurgulio, the
gullet. +Skt. gargara, a whirlpool; a reduplicated form, from
/GAR, to swallow, devour; cf Skt, gri, to devour. Der. gorge,
verb, Romeo, v. 3. 46; gorg-et, a piece of armour to protect
the throat, Troilus, i. 3. 174; Spencer, F. Q. iv. 3. 12. And
see gorgeous.
Skeat: English Etymological Dictionary