Stiff-necked

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• Necked

  ·adj Cracked; — said of a treenail. II. Necked ·Impf & ·p.p. of <<Neck>>. III. Necked ·adj Having...

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• necked

  Tree-nails are said to be necked where they are cracked, bent, or nipped between the outside skin an...

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• Stiff

  ·superl Harsh; disagreeable; severe; hard to bear. II. Stiff ·superl Firm; strong; violent; difficu...

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• stiff

  Stable or steady; the opposite to crank; a quality by which a ship stands up to her canvas, and carr...

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• Bull-necked

  ·adj Having a short and thick neck like that of a bull. ...

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• Ewe-necked

  ·adj Having a neck like a ewe; — said of horses in which the arch of the neck is deficent, being so...

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• Low-necked

  ·adj Cut low in the neck; decollete; — said of a woman's dress. ...

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• Ring-necked

  ·adj Having a well defined ring of color around the neck. ...

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• Scrag-necked

  ·adj Having a scraggy neck. ...

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• Stiff-backed

  ·adj <<Obstinate>>. ...

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• Stiff-hearted

  ·adj Obstinate; stubborn; contumacious. ...

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• Stiff-neckedness

  ·noun The quality or state of being stiff-necked; stubbornness. ...

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• Stiff-tailed

  ·adj Having the quill feathers of the tail somewhat rigid. ...

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• stiff-rumped

  Proud, stately. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• stiff bottom

  A clayey bottom. ...

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• stiff breeze

  One in which a ship may carry a press of sail, when a little more would endanger the spars. ...

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• to keep a stiff upper lip

  is to continue firm, unmoved. My friend, said he, don't cry for spilt milk; keep a stiff upper lip;...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.