chikl, n.neck.
chiklekn.poss.1s
chiklemn.poss.2s
chikleln.poss.3s
chiklamn.poss.1pe
chikledn.poss.1pi
chikliun.poss.2p
chiklirn.poss.3p
See also: ,
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Examples:
> I have quite a rash on my neck.
> The heron cranes its neck in order to see the tide.
> I'm fed up with that matter.
> I feel crowded in or confined by you.
> Julie has a nice singing voice.
Proverbs:
> My neck is sore from that affair.
Looking up for a long period makes for a sore neck; hence, a person who is tired of occupying an inferior position for a long time. More widely applied: One who is facing work that is beyond his capabilities.
More Examples:
> Unruly kids that have twisted the pigeon's neck so it died.
> There's a lot of good singers these days.
> Lurvey bent down and removed Wilbur's medal from his neck and hung it from a nail at the top of Wilbur's pen.

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