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bull-necked

or bull·necked

[ bool-nekt ]

adjective

  1. having a short, thick neck.


bull-necked

adjective

  1. having a short thick neck


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bull-necked1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

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Example Sentences

Savello was a middle-sized, stout man, with a great round belly and a fat red face, double-chinned and bull-necked.

He was rather short of stature, bullet-headed and bull-necked, with a sloping forehead and a somewhat underslung chin.

We watched the big bull-necked stags as they challenged one another, pawing the dust or kneeling to tear the sod with their horns.

He dressed at last and stood like a lamb—a redfaced, bull-necked lamb— while Mrs. Jobson fastened his collar for him.

From one of the teams a bull-necked fellow stepped up to him.

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