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swan neck

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noun

  1. a tube, rail, etc, curved like a swan's neck

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Harold was sought in vain, till Edith of the Swan neck, a lady he had loved, was brought to help in the melancholy quest.

From Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

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