English
Etymology
Dew + lap, to lick.
Pronunciation
IPA:
*WEAE: /�du.læp/, /�dju.læp/
*RP: /�dju�.læp/
Noun
#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.
#The sagging flesh on the human throat of an old person.
Quotations
1901 – 1902: Fire burst from its open mouth, its eyes glowed with a smouldering glare, its muzzle and hackles and dewlap were outlined in flickering flame. — w:The Hound of the Baskervilles|The Hound of the Baskervilles, w:Arthur Conan Doyle|Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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