duck-necked

Updated: May 12, 2025

But a shadow again fell across the little hole in the moonlight, and the duck-necked one stuck her head in and peeped at him. "Swain, swain, art thou awake?" "That serpent-eye will make thee the laughingstock of the neighbourhood. She's spiteful, and she stings.

Jonas Lie - Weird Tales from Northern Seas