swan neck

noun

The end of a pipe, etc., curved like a swan's neck.

Meanings

nounswan neck (plural swan necks)

plural swan necks

  1. The end of a pipe, etc., curved like a swan's neck.
  2. ball gamesA kind of rest head shaped rather like a horseshoe with a curved extension from the middle.
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APA

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Chicago

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