The back of the neck.

The nape of the neck; the back of the head. Also: the top or crown of the head.

The nape of the neck; the back of the head. Obsolete.

Used to render Latin cervix, the back of the neck. Obsolete.

The back of the head or neck; the nape, the scruff. Now regional (used chiefly of animals).

nape of the neck (also †head).

The back or nape of the neck. British regional in later use.

The nape of the neck.

The nape of the neck. Also nuke-bone.

The nape of the neck.

The neck; (also) the nape of the neck.

The back or nape of the neck; = noddle, n.1 2.

In cuff of the neck: ‘the fleshy part of the neck behind’ (Jamieson); (also) the coat collar.

The nape of the neck. Also: the rear part of the head, or part of the body immediately behind the head (in a vertebrate or invertebrate animal).

The nape of the neck (only in references to seizing by the ‘scuff (of the neck)’.

The nape of the neck.

? Perhaps a mistake for scruff, n.2

In African-American usage: the nape of the neck; the short hair that grows in this area, esp. in a knotted or tangled condition; a knot or tangle of…