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flews
[ flooz ]
plural noun
- the large, pendulous sides of the upper lip of certain dogs, as bloodhounds.
flews
/ fluːz /
plural noun
- the fleshy hanging upper lip of a bloodhound or similar dog
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Word History and Origins
Origin of flews1
First recorded in 1565–75; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins
Origin of flews1
C16: of unknown origin
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Example Sentences
Then Finn turned to his mate and affectionately licked her low-hanging ears, flews, and dewlap.
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It was for the sheer joy it brought him that he ran now with low-hanging flews, drinking in the scent he followed.
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The brows are prominent; the flews very long—sometimes a couple of inches—and the nostrils large and well dilated.
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Yesterday I'd ben willin to bet a 20-cent seegar that my gal, Maria, would 'er lep cross one of the flews of Haydies for me.
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Jan licked at it, cutting his deep flews as he did so on the uneven edges of the tin.
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