ewe-neck

American  

[yoo-nek] / ˈyuˌnɛk /

noun

1. a thin hollow neck, low in front of the shoulder, as of a horse or other animal.

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ewe-neck British  

noun

1. a condition in horses in which the neck is straight and sagging rather than arched

2. a horse or other animal with this condition

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Other Word Forms

• ewe-necked
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of ewe-neck

First recorded in 1695–1705

Example Sentences

He was a limpsey, long-legged, shaggy animal, with a ewe-neck, drooping head, and little, undecided tail, completely knotted up with burs; but then he was only five years old.

From The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales by Durivage, Francis A. (Francis Alexander)

But the Colonel said that he must go, and he was cast in due form and replaced by a washy, bay beast, as ugly as a mule, with a ewe-neck, rat-tail, and cow-hocks.

From Indian Tales by Kipling, Rudyard

But the Colonel said that he must go, and he was cast in due form and replaced by a washy, bay beast as ugly as a mule, with a ewe-neck, rat-tail, and cow-hocks.

From Plain Tales from the Hills by Kipling, Rudyard

But the Colonel said that he must go, and he was cast in due form and replaced by a washy, bay beast as ugly as a mule, with a ewe-neck, rat-tail, and cow- hocks.

From The Works of Rudyard Kipling One Volume Edition by Kipling, Rudyard