† raw neckn.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: raw adj., neck n.¹

Etymology: < raw adj. + neck n.¹ Compare earlier raw-head n.², Bloody Bones n., and see discussion at these entries.

Obsolete. rare.

In conjunction with bloody-bones. = raw-head n.²

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of terribleness > [noun] > one who or that which terrifies > object of terror (usually imaginary) > nursery bugbear

Bloody Bones?1548

raw-head1566

scare-babea1591

raw-flesh1598

Turk1598

scare-bairn1681

raw necka1774

a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iv. 267 Boiled rabbits are trussed up to appear as frightful as possible, and made to resemble that terror of our childhood Raw neck and bloody bones.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	raw neck
释义	† raw neckn. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: raw adj., neck n.¹ Etymology: < raw adj. + neck n.¹ Compare earlier raw-head n.², Bloody Bones n., and see discussion at these entries. Obsolete. rare. In conjunction with bloody-bones. = raw-head n.² ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of terribleness > [noun] > one who or that which terrifies > object of terror (usually imaginary) > nursery bugbear Bloody Bones?1548 raw-head1566 scare-babea1591 raw-flesh1598 Turk1598 scare-bairn1681 raw necka1774 a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iv. 267 Boiled rabbits are trussed up to appear as frightful as possible, and made to resemble that terror of our childhood Raw neck and bloody bones. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.a1774
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