Etymology

neck and crop

Today it means: Bodily (and with force); completely, altogether. Full definition →

First used 18th c.
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The story

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.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 18th c. Bodily (and with force); completely, altogether.

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