ewe-necked
- a word derived from ewe-neck.
Example Sentences
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Wrote His Grace the Duke of Portland, twice Master of the Horse under Queen Victoria: "The thing is a stargazing, ewe-necked thoroughbred."
From Time Magazine Archive
It is one thing to "bulldog" or wrestle with a ewe-necked steer and quite another to tackle a well-developed fighting bull.
From Time Magazine Archive
One fine thing is that the cabmen are in great superabundance in Rome, and the number of barrel-ribbed, ewe-necked, and broken-kneed horses is in no greater proportion than in Paris.
From Roman Holidays, and Others by Howells, William Dean
With a startled snort, the ewe-necked pony plunged and backed around, clear of his motionless mistress.
From Bloom of Cactus by Coleman, Ralph P. (Ralph Pallen)
The animal should be fine in the bone, with clean muzzle, a tail like a rat's, and not ewe-necked; short on the legs.
From Cattle and Cattle-breeders by M'Combie, William
