stiff neck

A piece of red flannel was wrapped around Mademoiselle's throat; a stiff neck compelled her to hold her head on one side.

But here was the young head of the house, with a stiff neck, such as used to be adjusted in a nick upon Tower-hill.

On one side of me was an Australian who had been hit on the side of the head by a shell, having therefrom a stiff neck.

Ashe turned his head over his shoulder, and for a few seconds did not move it again, but stood as if with a stiff neck.

The floating qualities of a dry fly depend entirely upon stiff neck hackle of the proper size.