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