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earlobe

or ear lobe

[ eer-lohb ]

noun

  1. the soft, pendulous lower part of the external ear.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of earlobe1

First recorded in 1855–60; ear 1 + lobe

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Example Sentences

Ben had managed to glimpse little more of her than a pert earlobe and tumbling hair.

Menner stood there, blood leaking down his neck from a split earlobe.

Buck's gun went off again, and the other earlobe was a red tatter.

I started to follow, but a tug at my earlobe signaled me to stop.

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