BULLNECK


Meaning of BULLNECK in English

in senses 1 & 3 ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷, in sense 2 ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun

1. : leather made from the neck hide of a bull

2. usually bull neck

a. : a thick short powerful neck

b. : a swelling of the neck in severe diphtheria filling and distending the space beneath the jaw from ear to ear

3. : any of several American wild ducks: as

a. : canvasback

b. : ruddy duck

c. : ring-necked duck

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.