Talk:neck

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Can someone link "nuque" (French) and "nuca" (Spanish) into the etymology section? 83.71.63.17 21:11, 25 April 2012 (UTC)
 * No, because they're not related.

neck of the woods
What meaning of neck is used in neck of the woods? --Backinstadiums (talk) 21:09, 8 February 2020 (UTC)


 * "A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts." Equinox ◑ 09:48, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

Possible missing verb sense
Chambers 1908 has "(transitive) to break the neck or cut off the head". Thus to decapitate someone? Equinox ◑ 09:47, 14 May 2020 (UTC)