Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A fold of loose skin hanging from the neck of certain animals.
- noun A pendulous part similar to this, such as the wattle of a bird.
- noun A fold of loose skin hanging from the neck of a person.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A brand or ownership-mark on the dewlap of an animal.
- noun The fold of skin that hangs from the throat of oxen and cows; hence, the pendulous skin under the throat of some other animals, as dogs.
- noun The flesh on the human throat when flaccid with age.
- noun The large median fleshy fold or single wattle of the domestic turkey.
- noun plural In heraldry, same as
wattles .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, which laps or licks the dew in grazing.
- noun Burlesque The flesh upon the human throat, especially when with age.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- 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. - noun The
sagging flesh on the human throat of an old person.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The moose has a very thick, strong neck from which hangs a long, round flap of skin and hair called a dewlap, or bell.
Rich Wolf: Rocky Mountain Mighty Moose (Photos) Rich Wolf 2011
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The moose has a very thick, strong neck from which hangs a long, round flap of skin and hair called a dewlap, or bell.
Rich Wolf: Rocky Mountain Mighty Moose (Photos) Rich Wolf 2011
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The moose has a very thick, strong neck from which hangs a long, round flap of skin and hair called a dewlap, or bell.
Rich Wolf: Rocky Mountain Mighty Moose (Photos) Rich Wolf 2011
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This species differs in some particulars from the domesticated Gayal, and also from the Asseel, or true Gayal; first, in size, being a larger animal than the domestic one; secondly, in the largeness of the dewlap, which is deeper and more undulated than in either the wild or tame species; and, thirdly, in the size and form of the horns. "
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"dewlap," three or four inches of the loose skin under the throat skinned down and left hanging.
The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier Edgar Beecher Bronson
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Bull moose have been observed contorting their bodies in order to urinate on their dewlap, thereby soaking it in their pheromone-rich urine.
Rich Wolf: Rocky Mountain Mighty Moose (Photos) Rich Wolf 2011
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I remember a Dick Tracy newspaper cartoon plot involving an obese criminal who had snaps put in his flesh so he could hide a handgun in his dewlap.
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I remember a Dick Tracy newspaper cartoon plot involving an obese criminal who had snaps put in his flesh so he could hide a handgun in his dewlap.
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Bull moose have been observed contorting their bodies in order to urinate on their dewlap, thereby soaking it in their pheromone-rich urine.
Rich Wolf: Rocky Mountain Mighty Moose (Photos) Rich Wolf 2011
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Bull moose have been observed contorting their bodies in order to urinate on their dewlap, thereby soaking it in their pheromone-rich urine.
Rich Wolf: Rocky Mountain Mighty Moose (Photos) Rich Wolf 2011
tbtabby commented on the word dewlap
"...I would have a DEWLAP!" -Tom Servo
May 11, 2009