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ewe-necked

ewe-necked adjective: having a neck like a ewe's; said of horses in which the arch of the neck is deficient, being somewhat hollowed out.

Adjective

ewe-necked (comparative more ewe-necked, superlative most ewe-necked)

  1. Having a neck like a ewe's; said of horses in which the arch of the neck is deficient, being somewhat hollowed out.
    • A ewe-necked horse is exceedingly unpleasant either to ride or drive, for the neck, low set on, instead of being nicely arched, and thus affording a proper resting-place for the bit on the bars of the mouth, is carried straight out, and the head high, and such horses are in the habit of throwing up...1831, William Youatt, The Horse

Forms of ewe-necked

comparativemore ewe-necked
superlativemost ewe-necked

Origin of ewe-necked

From ewe + necked.

Questions about ewe-necked

What does ewe-necked mean?
Ewe-necked means having a neck like a ewe's; said of horses in which the arch of the neck is deficient, being somewhat hollowed out.
What part of speech is ewe-necked?
Ewe-necked is an adjective.

Words near ewe-necked in the dictionary

  1. ewe lamb
  2. ewe lambs
  3. ewe neck
  4. ewe necks
  5. ewe-neck
  6. ewe-necked
  7. ewedu
  8. Eweland
  9. Ewell
  10. Ewellian
  11. Ewellians

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