Ewe-necked
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Ewe-necked is an adjective meaning Having a neck like a ewe's; said of horses in which the arch of the neck is deficient, being somewhat hollowed out.
Meaning
Having a neck like a ewe's; said of horses in which the arch of the neck is deficient, being somewhat hollowed out.
Example Sentences
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 their heads suddenly […]
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include necklike, pencil-necked, neppy, throaty, necked, rollnecked.
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