nape

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
nape
    n 1: the back side of the neck [syn: {nape}, {scruff}, {nucha}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Nape \Nape\ (n[=a]p), n. [Perh. akin to knap a knop.]
   The back part of the neck. --Spenser.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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