Neck

Neck

The neck is the part of the body, on many terrestrial or secondarily aquatic vertebrates, that distinguishes the head from the torso or trunk. The adjective (from Latin) signifying "of the neck" is cervical (though this more frequently used to describe the cervix).

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    “The wisdom of history, how she takes
    Each epoch by the neck and, growling, shakes
    It like a rat while she faintly mews.”
    —Allen Tate (1899–1979)