dewlap

[ doo-lap, dyoo- ]
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noun
  1. a pendulous fold of skin under the throat of a bovine animal.

  2. any similar part in other animals, as the wattle of fowl or the inflatable loose skin under the throat of some lizards.

Origin of dewlap

1
1350–1400; Middle English dew(e)lappe, apparently dewedew + lappelap1; compare Danish dog-læp,Dutch (dial.) dauw-zwengel; literal sense is unclear

Other words from dewlap

  • dewlapped, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for dewlap

dewlap

/ (ˈdjuːˌlæp) /


noun
  1. a loose fold of skin hanging from beneath the throat in cattle, dogs, etc

  2. loose skin on an elderly person's throat

Origin of dewlap

1
C14 dewlappe, from dew (probably changed by folk etymology from an earlier form of different meaning) + lap 1 (from Old English læppa hanging flap), perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish doglæp

Derived forms of dewlap

  • dewlapped, adjective

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