halse¹ /höls/ or (Scot and N Eng dialect) hause or hawse /hös/ (obsolete or dialect)

1. The neck
2. The throat
3. A pass, defile, or connecting ridge

To embrace

hauseˈ-bane noun (Scot)

Collarbone

hauseˈ-lock noun (Scot)

The wool of a sheep's neck

halse² /häls or hös/ (obsolete)

To salute, greet

• atap
• at a pinch
• at a point
• at a premium
• at a price
• ataps
• at a push
• ataractic
• ataractics
• at a rate of knots
• ataraxia
• ataraxias
• ataraxic
• ataraxies
• ataraxy
• at arm's length
• at a stretch
• at a stroke
• at a tangent
• at a venture
• atavism
• atavisms
• atavistic
• atavistically
• at a why-not