pencilneck
English
noun
Definitions
- A person with a very thin neck.
- (US) An insubstantial person; a weakling.
Etymology
Compound from English pencil + English neck (drink very quickly).
Origin
English
neck
Gloss
drink very quickly
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- blue-pencil English
- boatneck English
- bootneck English
- bottleneck English
- breakneck English
- bullneck English
- cowlneck English
- crewneck English
- crookneck English
- fiddleneck English
- foreneck English
- gooseneck English
- halterneck English
- hindneck English
- leatherneck English
- limberneck English
- littleneck English
- longneck English
- midneck English
- neck English
- neckache English
- neckband English
- neckbeard English
- neckbeef English
- neckbiter English
- neckbone English
- neckbrace English
- neckcloth English
- neckdown English
- necked English
- necker English
- neckerchief English
- neckful English
- neckgear English
- necklace English
- neckland English
- neckless English
- necklet English
- necklike English
- neckline English
- necklock English
- neckmold English
- neckmould English
- neckpiece English
- neckplate English
- neckroll English
- neckspring English
- neckstrap English
- necktie English
- neckwarmer English
- neckwear English
- neckweed English
- neckyoke English
- neknomination English
- pencil English
- pencil-neck English
- penciler English
- pencillate English
- penciller English
- pencilless English
- pencilliform English
- pencillike English
- pencilly English
- pencilmaker English
- pencilmaking English
- pencilwork English
- polo-neck English
- red-necked buzzard English
- red-pencil English
- redneck English
- renecked English
- ring-neck English
- ringneck English
- rollneck English
- roughneck English
- scoopneck English
- shitneck English
- snakeneck English
- squareneck English
- stiff neck English
- stiff-necked English
- stiffnecked English
- topneck English
- turtleneck English
- wryneck English
- ネック Japanese
- nekke Middle English
- pincil Old French
- पेंसिल Hindi
- pensil Indonesian
- పెన్సిలు Telugu
- pensel Malay
- pinjeļ Marshallese
- ipensile Xhosa
- nek Tok Pisin
- pensil Tok Pisin
- ipenseli Swati
- Bensil Pennsylvania German
- fensir Hausa
- بنسل Gulf Arabic
- neck
- pencil
- necker
- necked
- neckful
- necklet
- topneck
- wryneck
- midneck
- necktie
- redneck
- necklike
- renecked
- rollneck
- neckweed
- longneck
- hindneck
- neckbone
- neckbeef
- bullneck
- neckmold
- neckyoke
- neckache
- bootneck
- necklock
- crewneck
- neckwear
- pencilly
- neckgear
- cowlneck
- necklace
- neckland
- foreneck
- penciler
- ringneck
- shitneck
- neckless
- boatneck
- neckroll
- neckdown
- neckband
- neckline
- roughneck
- crookneck
- breakneck
- neckplate
- ring-neck
- neckpiece
- neckstrap
- neckbiter
- neckcloth
- penciller
- scoopneck
- neckbrace
- neckmould
- snakeneck
- polo-neck
- neckbeard
- gooseneck
- neckwarmer
- turtleneck
- bottleneck
- littleneck
- limberneck
- neckspring
- stiff neck
- pencillate
- red-pencil
- pencillike
- pencilless
- fiddleneck
- pencilwork
- halterneck
- squareneck
- pencil-neck
- blue-pencil
- stiffnecked
- pencilmaker
- leatherneck
- neckerchief
- stiff-necked
- pencilliform
- pencilmaking
- neknomination
- red-necked buzzard