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See neck (“narrow tract of land”) or from Algonquian naiack ("point" or "corner").
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
neck of the woods
Today it means: A local neighbourhood or region. Full definition →
Today it means: A local neighbourhood or region. Full definition →
See neck (“narrow tract of land”) or from Algonquian naiack ("point" or "corner").
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.