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necked

American  
[nekt] / nɛkt /

adjective

  1. having a neck of a kind specified (usually used in combination).

    a square-necked blouse.


Etymology

Origin of necked

1350–1400; Middle English. See neck, -ed 3

Example Sentences

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The dinosaurs included carnivorous megalosaurs - ancestors of Tyrannosaurus rex - and long necked herbivores that were up to three times bigger in size than an elephant.

From BBC

“Oh, he’s necked it,” Sir Nick Faldo accurately told American TV viewers.

From BBC

“It is deeply humbling to be described by someone you fancy as ‘healthy necked,’” Eleanor thinks to herself.

From New York Times

Under carefully-controlled lab conditions, British and German researchers plied 90 volunteers with beer and wine to find out once and for all whether hangovers are worsened by the order in which drinks are necked.

From The Guardian

“That night, I’m told, we had a party that none of us can remember,” quipped Branson, wearing a black leather jacket, jeans and open necked white shirt.

From Reuters