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Webster 1913 Edition


Dewlap

Dew′lapˊ

,
Noun.
[
Dew
+
lap
to lick.]
1.
The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, which laps or licks the dew in grazing.
2.
The flesh upon the human throat, especially when with age.
[Burlesque]
On her withered
dewlap
pour the ale.
Shakespeare

Definition 2024


dewlap

dewlap

English

Noun

dewlap (plural dewlaps)

  1. The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, which laps or licks the dew in grazing, or a similar feature on any other animal.
  2. The sagging flesh on the human throat of an old person.

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Coordinate terms

  • dewclaw - same first root element, "dew"

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