BREAKNECK

breakneck

(adjective) moving at very high speed; “a breakneck pace”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

breakneck (comparative more breakneck, superlative most breakneck)

Dangerously fast; hell-for-leather.

Noun

breakneck (plural breaknecks)

A fall that breaks the neck.

A dangerous steep place from which one could fall.

Anagrams

• creekbank

Source: Wiktionary


Break"neck`, n.

1. A fall that breaks the neck.

2. A steep place endangering the neck.

Break"neck`, a.

Definition: Producing danger of a broken neck; as, breakneck speed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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