WRY NECK
\ɹˈa͡ɪ nˈɛk], \ɹˈaɪ nˈɛk], \ɹ_ˈaɪ n_ˈɛ_k]\
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A twisted or distorted neck, in which the occiput is drawn down to one side, often the right, and the face directed to the opposite; a disease of the spasmodic kind in sheep; a small bird of the eastern continent related to the woodpeckers.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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