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wryneck definition

wry·neck (-nek′)

noun

    1. torticollis
    2. a person afflicted with this
  2. any of a genus (Jynx) of Old World woodpeckers with long, soft tail feathers and a habit of twisting the neck

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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