writheneckn.

Brit.

/ˈrʌɪðnɛk/, U.S.

/ˈraɪðˌnɛk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: writhe v., neck n.¹

Etymology: < writhe v. + neck n.¹, after wryneck n.Not the etymon of the much earlier wryneck n., as sometimes suggested (compare e.g. quot. 1840).

rare (now historical).

A bird of the genus Jynx; = wryneck n. 1a.The name alludes to the bird's habit of twisting its head though a large angle, especially in display when disturbed.

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the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Piciformes > [noun] > family Picidae > jynx torquilla (wryneck)

wryneck1585

jynxa1657

yunx1694

barley-bird1766

long tongue1822

cuckoo's mate1831

snake-bird1831

pea-bird1838

writheneck1840

rinding-bird1849

weet-bird1863

mackerel bird1879

felling bird1883

turkey-bird1885

1840 W. Macgillivray Hist. Brit. Birds III. 103 The name of Wryneck is derived from its habit of moving its head and neck in various directions, and probably was originally Writheneck, corresponding to Torquilla and Torticollis.

1885 C. Swainson Provinc. Names Brit. Birds 103 Wryneck (Jynx torquilla). So called from the extraordinary pliancy of its neck; whence also Writhe neck.

2018 G. Gorman Woodpeckers 110 Writheneck and Snakebird obviously refer to the Wryneck's habit of twisting its neck.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	writheneck
释义	writheneckn. Brit. /ˈrʌɪðnɛk/, U.S. /ˈraɪðˌnɛk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: writhe v., neck n.¹ Etymology: < writhe v. + neck n.¹, after wryneck n.Not the etymon of the much earlier wryneck n., as sometimes suggested (compare e.g. quot. 1840). rare (now historical). A bird of the genus Jynx; = wryneck n. 1a.The name alludes to the bird's habit of twisting its head though a large angle, especially in display when disturbed. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Piciformes > [noun] > family Picidae > jynx torquilla (wryneck) wryneck1585 jynxa1657 yunx1694 barley-bird1766 long tongue1822 cuckoo's mate1831 snake-bird1831 pea-bird1838 writheneck1840 rinding-bird1849 weet-bird1863 mackerel bird1879 felling bird1883 turkey-bird1885 1840 W. Macgillivray Hist. Brit. Birds III. 103 The name of Wryneck is derived from its habit of moving its head and neck in various directions, and probably was originally Writheneck, corresponding to Torquilla and Torticollis. 1885 C. Swainson Provinc. Names Brit. Birds 103 Wryneck (Jynx torquilla). So called from the extraordinary pliancy of its neck; whence also Writhe neck. 2018 G. Gorman Woodpeckers 110 Writheneck and Snakebird obviously refer to the Wryneck's habit of twisting its neck. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1840
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