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"Back of the neck"2 answers
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Filled answer is this word (NAPE).
Definitions
the back side of the neck
Word origin
From Middle English nape, naape, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old French hanap (“goblet”), from Frankish *hnapp, from Proto-Germanic *hnappaz ( > Old English hnæpp, hnæp (“cup, bowl, goblet”)), as there is a hollow at the base of the skull. More at nap.
Used in a sentence
“He was still stroking Radar, long glides of his hand from nape to tail.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Back of the neck”4 letters
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