wryneck

[ rahy-nek ]
/ ˈraɪˌnɛk /

noun

Informal.
  1. torticollis.
  2. a person having torticollis.
any of several small Old World climbing birds of the subfamily Jynginae, of the woodpecker family, noted for the peculiar habit of twisting the head and neck.

Origin of wryneck

First recorded in 1575–85; wry + neck

Words nearby wryneck

wrvs, wry, wry-necked, wrybill, wrymouth, wryneck, ws, wsa, wssd, wst, wsw

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British Dictionary definitions for wryneck

wryneck
/ (ˈraɪˌnɛk) /

noun

either of two cryptically coloured Old World woodpeckers, Jynx torquilla or J. ruficollis, which do not drum on trees
another name for torticollis
informal a person who has a twisted neck

Medical definitions for wryneck

wryneck
[ rī′nĕk′ ]

n.

torticollis