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Posted By: Rouspeteur How did woods come to have necks? - 02/26/02 11:11 PM
I was going to use the expression, "in this neck of the woods", when the thought struck me that I had no idea why woods should have necks.

Posted By: wwh Re: How did woods come to have necks? - 02/26/02 11:18 PM
neck - dictionary, fourth definition =4. A relatively narrow
elongation, projection, or connecting part: a neck of land;

The thin part connecting two more substantial portions of whatever is being discussed, and as often applied to water as land. New York is full of them: Great Neck, Little Neck, Throg's Neck (Bridge), and probably ofTroy could give many more examples.

Don't know about "Mamaroneck," though.

Posted By: wofahulicodoc Post deleted by wofahulicodoc - 02/27/02 01:42 AM
(sorry, there's that stutter again)
yeahbutİ [royalty check in the mail], granted the above-explained use of a "neck" of land, it would not seem to pertain to neck of the woods. The latter refers figuratively to an area, but not to a narrow connecting area.

This subject was discussed over a year ago - not calling YART, just suggesting that a search may find what you're looking for.

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