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There appears to be various opinions on the subject. Some have suggested neck in this sense came from the Old Breton word cnoch and/or the Old German word hnack, both of which had a sense of "hill" or "summit" to identify a place. Neckhas, also, been used in England, since around 1555, to describe a narrow strip of land jutting out into the water, presumably because it resembled an animal's neck. Early American settlers seem to have seen the same animal's neck in a narrow stand of trees or a logged settlement on the edge of a woods. Hence, your "neck of the woods" was your home or neighborhood.
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LaoThe slang term "neck of the woods" originated in early America as a way to describe a particular area or neighborhood in the woods where one lived. It is believed to have been popularized in the 19th century and is still used today to refer to a specific geographical region or neighborhood.
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