1. the neck, throat , of men and beasts, (Homer), etc.

2. metaphorically any narrow passage, a neck of land, isthmus , (Herdotus Historicus)

3. a narrow sea, strait , (Herdotus Historicus); of the point at which the Danube spreads into several branches, (Herdotus Historicus)

4. a narrow mountain-pass, defile , (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)