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neck

noun C2
  1. A shapeshifting water spirit in Germanic mythology and folklore; a nix.

Plural necks

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See if I do not prick your neck with my sting.” The Draught-Mule replied, “I do not heed your threats; I only care for him who sits above you, and who quickens my pace with his whip, or holds me back with the reins.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 78 · B2
“Oil my neck, first,” replied the Tin Woodman.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 26 · B2
“This isn’t the road,” said the Stork, as she twisted her long neck and looked sharply at the queer party.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 47 · B2
There were two golden bands fastened to them that passed around the back of her head, where they were locked together by a little key that was at the end of a chain the Guardian of the Gates wore around his neck.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 63 · B2

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