nape

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   The back part of the neck.

   • He was still stroking Radar, long glides of his hand from nape to tail.
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   The part of a fish or bird immediately behind the head.

syn. nucha · nuchal · scruff · scruff of the neck · withers

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   A tablecloth.obsolete

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   Napalm.slanguncountable

   • RHAH: They got through Alpha Company! Anything behind you don't identify itself, blow it away. Two - air strike's coming in. They gonna lay snake and nape right on the perimeter so stay tight in your holes and don't leave 'em.

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   To bombard with napalm.slangtransitive