Stiff Necked

Posted by R. Berg November 13, 2002In reply to Stiff Necked posted by A.R.Duncan on November 13, 2002

In usage, stiff necked seems to mean stubborn, but why?

From driving horses; a horse that won't turn its head in response to a tug on the rein is hard to direct. An obsolete meaning of "stiff-necked" describes such a horse (Oxford English Dictionary).

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Stiff Necked = Hard Mouth Woodchuck 11/14/02