מלק mâlaq maw-lak' A primitive root; to crack a joint; by implication to wring the neck of a fowl (without separating it)KJV Usage: wring off.
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Hebrew DefinitionsBDB4703 מלק 1. (Qal) to nip, nip off (head of a bird) Origin: a primitive root TWOT: 1207 Parts of Speech: Verb