"neck and crop" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: Uncertain, but crop may refer to the backside of a horse, so that a horse that fell neck and crop had both its neck and backside hit the ground. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{m|en|crop}} crop Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} neck and crop (not comparable)
  1. (dated) completely and with violence Tags: dated, not-comparable Synonyms: neck and heels Related terms: come a cropper Translations (completely and with violence): met kop en kont (Dutch)

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