What does wrynecked mean?
Wrynecked means (archaic) torticollic.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(archaic) torticollic.
In the thick of these scents and sounds [...] reclined Captain John Barker—a little wry-necked gentleman, with a prodigious hump between his shoulders, and legs that dangled two inches off the floor.
“Thou wry-necked, trash-mongering, swaggering, double-tongued, huff-snuff!”
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Wrynecked means (archaic) torticollic.
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In the thick of these scents and sounds [...] reclined Captain John Barker—a little wry-necked gentleman, with a prodigious hump between his shoulders, and legs that dangled two inches off the floor.
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