Description : Where did the phrase "neck of the woods" come from?
Last Answer : Arm of the sea, Mother Nature's bosom, shoulder of the road, teeth of the storm, eye of the hurricane, spit (?) of land, a mountain in the Adirondack 46's called "Nippletop, " and many ... figurative speech in most cases. Originally, "neck of the woods" meant a narrow woodland and then got expanded.