A fold of loose skin hanging from the neck of certain animals.
A pendulous part similar to this, such as the wattle of a bird.
A fold of loose skin hanging from the neck of a person.
[Middle English dewlappe : dew, of unknown meaning (akin to Danish and Norwegian dog-, in Danish doglæb and Norwegian doglæp, dewlap) + lappe, fold; see lap2.]
Main Entry: dew·lap Pronunciation: 'd(y)ü-"lap Function: noun : loose skin hanging under the neck especially of a bovine animal —dew·lapped/-"lapt/adjective