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bullneck

noun

Etymology

From bull + neck.

  1. derived from *knog-✻
  2. inherited from *hnakkô✻ — “nape, neck”
  3. inherited from hnecca
  4. inherited from nekke
  5. compounded as bullneck — “bull + neck”

Definitions

  1. A bull-necked person.

  2. A short and thick neck, like that of a bull.

    • The engineer kept shaking his head. A muscle bulged out on his arm. Felix tapped the rebellious biceps, soothing it with a barely perceptible touch. The engineer was listening now, his bullneck calm, his shoulders drooping.

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