I know thy rebellion and thy stiff neck — Deut 31:27 (Authorized Version)
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Stiff neck — Stiff Stiff, a. [Compar. {Stiffer}; superl. {Stiffest}.] [OE. stif, AS. st[=i]f; akin to D. stijf, G. steif, Dan. stiv, Sw. styf, Icel. st[=i]fr, Lith. stipti to be stiff; cf. L. stipes a post, trunk of a tree, stipare to press, compress. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stiff neck — Neck Neck (n[e^]k), n. [OE. necke, AS. hnecca; akin to D. nek the nape of the neck, G. nacken, OHG. nacch, hnacch, Icel. hnakki, Sw. nacke, Dan. nakke.] 1. The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stiff neck — HWS Schiene, offen und geschlossen Eine Cervicalstütze oder Zervikalstütze (von lat. cervix, der Hals) ist ein zirkulärer Halsverband zur Entlastung der Halsstrukturen. HWS Schiene … Deutsch Wikipedia
stiff´-neck´ed|ness — stiff necked «STIHF NEHKT», adjective. 1. having a stiff neck. 2. Figurative. stubborn; obstinate: »The stiff necked old aristocrat... (George Gissing). SYNONYM(S): mulish, intractable, refractory. –stiff´ neck´ed|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
stiff neck — stubborn; obstinate … English contemporary dictionary
stiff neck — Ā īkū, ā ī o ole a, ā ī uaua, uakaha, uauakaha … English-Hawaiian dictionary
Stiff — Stiff, a. [Compar. {Stiffer}; superl. {Stiffest}.] [OE. stif, AS. st[=i]f; akin to D. stijf, G. steif, Dan. stiv, Sw. styf, Icel. st[=i]fr, Lith. stipti to be stiff; cf. L. stipes a post, trunk of a tree, stipare to press, compress. Cf. {Costive} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Neck — (n[e^]k), n. [OE. necke, AS. hnecca; akin to D. nek the nape of the neck, G. nacken, OHG. nacch, hnacch, Icel. hnakki, Sw. nacke, Dan. nakke.] 1. The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many other… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Neck and crop — Neck Neck (n[e^]k), n. [OE. necke, AS. hnecca; akin to D. nek the nape of the neck, G. nacken, OHG. nacch, hnacch, Icel. hnakki, Sw. nacke, Dan. nakke.] 1. The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Neck and neck — Neck Neck (n[e^]k), n. [OE. necke, AS. hnecca; akin to D. nek the nape of the neck, G. nacken, OHG. nacch, hnacch, Icel. hnakki, Sw. nacke, Dan. nakke.] 1. The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
