"bullneck" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bullnecks [plural]
Etymology: From bull + neck. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bull|neck}} bull + neck Head templates: {{en-noun}} bullneck (plural bullnecks)
  1. A bull-necked person. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-bullneck-en-noun-QENQnfHY Disambiguation of People: 30 70
  2. A short and thick neck, like that of a bull. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-bullneck-en-noun-r80jxPNq Disambiguation of People: 30 70 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 40 60

Inflected forms

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