often attributive
1
: something (such as a flexible jointed metal pipe) curved like the neck of a goose or U-shaped
2
: a truck trailer (as for transporting livestock) with a projecting front end designed to attach to the bed of a pickup truck
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Pour-over takes more work and, to do it well, really demands a gooseneck kettle to control your water pouring.
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Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
There's no time for boiling water in an aesthetically pleasing gooseneck kettle.
—Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 10 Mar. 2026
On top of it sat an ivory paper knife, pens and pencils in a jar, along with a blotter, a gooseneck lamp, and his bulky Dictaphone.
—Josh Ireland, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
One of the vehicles was a pickup hauling a gooseneck trailer containing 32 goats, Colorado State Patrol said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
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Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
There's no time for boiling water in an aesthetically pleasing gooseneck kettle.
—Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 10 Mar. 2026
On top of it sat an ivory paper knife, pens and pencils in a jar, along with a blotter, a gooseneck lamp, and his bulky Dictaphone.
—Josh Ireland, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
One of the vehicles was a pickup hauling a gooseneck trailer containing 32 goats, Colorado State Patrol said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Gooseneck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gooseneck. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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