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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.
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Dewlap
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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.
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