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Derbyshire neck

Derbyshire neck noun: goitre.

Noun

Derbyshire neck (uncountable)

  1. (UK, archaic) goitre
    • It is contained in a letter from near Wirksworth, in Derbyshire, of which the following is a copy:--Dear Sir, Idiotism and the Derbyshire neck prevail much in the small village of Ireton-wood, near to where I reside; there are very few females free from the full neck, and as many as seven or eight...1824, Memoirs of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester, volume 4

Derbyshire neck meaning in Tamil

Derbyshire neck in Tamil

குரல்வளை

Questions about Derbyshire neck

What does Derbyshire neck mean?
Derbyshire neck means goitre.
What is Derbyshire neck in Tamil?
Derbyshire neck in Tamil is குரல்வளை. See Derbyshire neck meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Derbyshire neck?
Derbyshire neck is a noun.

Words near Derbyshire neck in the dictionary

  1. Derbyites
  2. derbylite
  3. Derbys
  4. Derbyshire
  5. Derbyshire Dales
  6. Derbyshire neck
  7. Derbyshire spar
  8. Derbyshire spars
  9. Dercole
  10. Dercoles
  11. Dercum's disease

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