swan neck
noun
a tube, rail, etc, curved like a swan's neck
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How to use swan neck in a sentence
Much he has gained by throwing away the Swan-neck, like a base hound as he was, and marrying my pretty niece.
Hereward, The Last of the English | Charles KingsleyPoor Edith Swan-neck stood drooping like an overweighted lily.
The Confessions of Arsne Lupin | Maurice LeblancWhen the sheet that covered it was removed, Edith, Edith Swan-neck, recognized her husband's body.
The Confessions of Arsne Lupin | Maurice LeblancFenella smiled again, and crooked the swan neck over the bed-rail.
The Garden Party | Katherine Mansfield
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