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bullneck

American  
[bool-nek] / ˈbʊlˌnɛk /

noun

  1. the leather made from the hide of the neck of a bull.

  2. the name applied to various ducks, including the ring-necked duck, the ruddy duck, and the canvasback.

Etymology

Origin of bullneck

bull 1 + neck

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Such minor-league larruping at one time placed a $200,000 price tag around Stout Steve's bullneck, had won him four major-league tries before this year's with the Tigers.

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