brass-neckedadj.

1846 in Public Documents printed by Order Senate U.S. (1847) (29th Congr., 2nd Sess.) I. 498 (table) 1 dozen 4-inch brass-necked bolts and screws.

1875 Iron 18 Dec. 785/3 (advt.) Barrel Bolts with End Plates... All Brass-necked.

1901 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 23 Apr. 840/1 Lindemeyr..testifies that..he caused a brass neck to be fitted on a bottle, and that on this brass-necked bottle he used satisfactorily his cap No. 1.

1993 Fodor's Bed & Breakfasts, Country Inns, & Other Weekend Pleasures: Calif. 101/1 Old-fashioned details like brass-necked lamps, English antiques, and lacy curtains.

1935 Scotsman 5 Feb. 16/5 It is nothing but brass-necked impertinence for any member of Parliament..to stand on a platform and denounce the scheme.

1976 New Scientist 15 July 147/2 That masochistic British pleasure of relishing the knowledge that foreigners at every point of the compass heartily dislike us for our past barbarities and present brass-necked arrogance.

1992 Economist 12 Sept. 113/3 Mr Icahn went ahead with a leveraged buy-out of the airline in 1988 that was brass-necked even by the standards of the decade.

2015 Daily Rec. (Nexis) 20 Nov. Despite the u-turn, brass-necked council bosses issued only a grudging apology this week, admitting to only a partial inaccuracy.