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turtle-neck

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tur⋅tle⋅neck

[tur-tl-nek]
–noun
1. a high, close-fitting collar, often rolled or turned down, appearing esp. on pullover sweaters.
2. a sweater with such a collar.

Origin:
1905–10; turtle 1 + neck
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turtle-neck

  1. n.
    the penile foreskin. (A play on the type of collar.) : He's talking to the doctor about getting rid of his little turtle-neck.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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