nekke bon

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === necke bone, nekbon, nek-bon, nek bon, neke-bone, neke boon, nekkebon, nekke-bon, nekke boon nek-bane, nekk-bane (Northern) === Etymology === From nekke (“neck”) +‎ bon (“bone”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɛk(ə)ˌbɔːn/ (Northern) IPA(key): /ˈnɛkˌbaːn/ === Noun === nekke bon The neckbone (bone located in the neck) (by extension) The neck (connection between head and trunk) ==== Descendants ==== English: neckbone Scots: neckbane ==== References ==== “nekke-bōn, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.