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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)Reply
- No, because they're not related. — This unsigned comment was added by 84.188.188.212 (talk).
What meaning of neck is used in neck of the woods? --Backinstadiums (talk) 21:09, 8 February 2020 (UTC)Reply
- @Backinstadiums: "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)Reply
Chambers 1908 has "(transitive) to break the neck or cut off the head". Thus to decapitate someone? Equinox ◑ 09:47, 14 May 2020 (UTC)Reply
I won the race just by a neck. JMGN (talk) 11:32, 6 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
- It's a common collocation, but does it rise to being an idiom? Not every metaphor need be in a dictionary. Can you find a quote in a book or newspaper (or similar source) that shows it in use outside of horse racing? DCDuring (talk) 13:16, 6 August 2024 (UTC)Reply