Swan-necked

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Shaped like a swan's neck.

    "Recent acquisitions include LMS open No 7991, formerly on the Severn Valley Railway, several wagons and a swan-necked water column."

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"Recent acquisitions include LMS open No 7991, formerly on the Severn Valley Railway, several wagons and a swan-necked water column."

Etymology

From swan neck + -ed.

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