Definition of "neck-bone" [neck-bone]

• The nape of the neck. (noun)
• Any of the cervical vertebræ, of which there are seven in nearly all mammals. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The head-bone connected to the neck-bone, the neck-bone connected to the back-bone"
• "In taking off the wings, be careful not to cut too near the neck; if you do you will hit upon the neck-bone, from which the wing must be separated."
• "And she bowed her head, and I smote it off at the neck-bone so that it leaped between my feet."