Tree-nails are said to be necked where they are cracked, bent, or nipped between the outside skin and the timbers of a vessel, whether from bad driving or severe straining.
·adj Cracked; — said of a treenail. II. Necked ·Impf & ·p.p. of <<Neck>>. III. Necked ·adj Having...
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·adj Having a short and thick neck like that of a bull. ...
·adj Having a neck like a ewe; — said of horses in which the arch of the neck is deficent, being so...
·adj Cut low in the neck; decollete; — said of a woman's dress. ...
·adj Having a well defined ring of color around the neck. ...
·adj Having a scraggy neck. ...
·adj Stubborn; inflexibly obstinate; contumacious; as, stiff-necked pride; a stiff-necked people. ...