hard neck
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"No immediate surgery was required and I have been sent home in a hard neck brace that I'll be living in 24/7 for the next four months as my neck hopefully heals itself," she wrote.
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2022
Say," growled the Spider, "what you're sufferin' from's a hard neck!
From The Definite Object A Romance of New York by Farnol, Jeffery
Her hand was moving up and down the horse's smooth, hard neck.
From Boy Woodburn A Story of the Sussex Downs by Ollivant, Alfred
A hard neck line or chains and ties repeating the point of her chin will make it appear more angular.
From Appropriate Clothes for the High School Girl by Alexander, Virginia M.
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