Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n.pl. The pendulous corners of the upper lip of certain dogs, such as the bloodhound.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. The pendulous flaps of skin hanging from the side of the lips of certain dogs, especially hounds.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n.pl. The pendulous or overhanging lateral parts of the upper lip of dogs, especially prominent in hounds; -- called also chaps. See Illust. of bloodhound.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- The large chop or overhanging lip of the upper jaw of some dogs, as of deep-mouthed hounds.
Etymologies
Examples
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I tinks flu kittehs are omnomnomipotent – wes alls has flews here too *sadface* I can has chiken soopz?
Flu Kitteh is in your haus - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
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I flews frum Yoo-Kay 2 Hawhyee b4 an it stop in San Fran.
Teh Cheez Has Landed in London! - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
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“Your Majesty is certainly correct,” said Ilingus, a middle-aged man in plain black robes, having the sad pouched eyes and pendulous flews of an old hound.
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His jowls hung in flaps like the flews of a hound, and he held the long gun behind him, run down back of his leg.
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Triskele had bounded up to me with blood-smeared flews, hindquarters quivering with joy.
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The Men and Dwarves were mostly talking of distant events and telling flews of a kind that was becoming only too familiar.
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Jan licked at it, cutting his deep flews as he did so on the uneven edges of the tin.
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As she ran, her delicate, golden-colored flews skimmed the ground; her sensitive nostrils questioned almost every blade of grass, her brain automatically registering every particle of information so obtained, and guiding her feet accordingly.
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A strong and overtried man's weakness is not a thing that any one cares to enlarge upon, but without offense it may perhaps be stated that tears fell on the iron-gray hair of Jan's muzzle as he stood there with his soft flews pressed hard against Dick Vaughan's thigh.
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Then Finn turned to his mate and affectionately licked her low-hanging ears, flews, and dewlap.
yarb commented on the word flews
This is a brilliant word. Thank you Wordie!
October 26, 2007
reesetee commented on the word flews
Thank you. What a nice bear you are.
October 26, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word flews
This word is on my Creative Onomatopoeia list by request of reesetee.
October 26, 2007
reesetee commented on the word flews
Are you tuning a ukelele, by chance?
And while we're on the subject, did you know that the word ukelele comes from the Hawaiian for "leaping flea"?
March 4, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word flews
My dog has flews.
March 4, 2007
reesetee commented on the word flews
the large, pendulous corners of the upper lip of certain dogs, such as the bloodhound
March 1, 2007