1. the neck, throat , of men and beasts, (Homer), etc. 2. metaphorically any narrow passage, a neck of land, isthmus , (Herdotus Historicus) 3. a narrow sea, strait , (Herdotus Historicus); of the point at which the Danube spreads into several branches, (Herdotus Historicus) 4. a narrow mountain-pass, defile , (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
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auchēn · nape · Greek