niddick

British

/ ˈnɪdɪk /

noun

dialect the nape of the neck

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Cap'n John baint smurt an' 'ansum, Like a claned up Sarvice Coor; Stiff hair all aroun' his niddick Makes him like a hedgaboor.

From Cornish Catches and Other Verses by Moore, Bernard

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