flews
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of flews
First recorded in 1565–75; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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He has a houndlike face, with droopy flews.
From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2020
The lips are darkly pigmented and are pendulous, falling squarely in front and, toward the back, in loose hanging flews.
From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2010
At the end of spring the diggers flock back out of the Desert and exchange chaff and flews in the gorgeous verandahs.
From Letters of Travel (1892-1913) by Kipling, Rudyard
The amount of "cushion" which a dog may have is dependent upon the thickness of the flews.
From Dogs and All about Them by Leighton, Robert
From the stop to the point of the nose should be fairly long, the nostrils wide, and the jaws of nearly equal length; flews not to be pendulous.
From Dogs and All about Them by Leighton, Robert
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