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dew·lap  audio  (dlp, dy-) KEY  

NOUN:
  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.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English dewlappe : dew, of unknown meaning (akin to Danish and Norwegian dog-, and in Danish doglęb and Norwegian doglęp, dewlap ) + lappe, fold ; see lap 2


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