bull-necked

or bull·necked

[ bool-nekt ]

adjective

1. having a short, thick neck.

bull-necked

adjective

1. having a short thick neck

Word History and Origins

Origin of bull-necked¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

After all, that bull-necked English egotist said he wanted to leave three years ago.

From The Guardian

But along the road on the way to the jail, before the bull-necked man had ruined everything, the boy had thought his father would begin to think and say “If a stray ever follard you and it wasn’t near a house, likely somebody’s dropped it. So you could fetch it home and keep it for a dog.”

From Literature

In the dark he thought of the bull-necked man crumpled on the floor in the cake crumbs, like the strangled bull in the cattle chute, and he walked faster.

From Literature

The bull-necked man would sag to his knees, the boy thought, and crumple into a heap on the floor.

From Literature

The bull-necked man pushed him and said, “Git, boy, or next time you won’t get in.”

From Literature