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dewlap

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dew⋅lap

  [doo-lap, dyoo-]
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–noun
1. a pendulous fold of skin under the throat of a bovine animal.
2. any similar part in other animals, as the wattle of fowl or the inflatable loose skin under the throat of some lizards.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME dew(e)lappe, appar. dewe dew + lappe lap 1 ; cf. Dan dog-læp, D (dial.) dauw-zwengel; literal sense is unclear

Related forms:
dewlapped, adjective
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dew·lap   (dōō'lāp', dyōō'-)   
n.  

  1. A fold of loose skin hanging from the neck of certain animals.

  2. A pendulous part similar to this, such as the wattle of a bird.

  3. 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.]
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Word Origin & History

dewlap 
c.1350 dewe lappe, from lappe "loose piece" (O.E. læppa), first element of unknown origin or meaning. Originally of cattle.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

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
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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