nekke
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nekke
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nekke
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Inherited from Old English hnecca, from Proto-West Germanic *hnakkō, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô.
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nekke (plural nekkes or nekken)
- The neck (body part connecting the head and trunk):
- (anatomy) A narrow passage or chamber.
- The neck of a bottle or container; a bottleneck.
- (figurative) A neck in various symbolic uses:
- Signifying subjection or resistance to it.
- Signifying a load or burden.
- Signifying one's existence.
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- “nekke, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.