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neck

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Main Entry:
1neck 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈnek\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English nekke, from Old English hnecca; akin to Old High German hnac nape
Date:
before 12th century
1 a (1): the part of an animal that connects the head with the body (2): the siphon of a bivalve mollusk (as a clam) b: the part of a garment that covers or is next to the neck2: a relatively narrow part suggestive of a neck: as a (1): the constricted end of a bottle (2): the slender proximal end of a fruit b: cervix 2 c: the part of a stringed musical instrument extending from the body and supporting the fingerboard and strings d: a narrow stretch of land e: strait 1b f: the part of a tooth between the crown and the root — see tooth illustration g: a column of solidified magma of a volcanic pipe or laccolith 3: a narrow margin <won by a neck>4: region , part <my neck of the woods>
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