Definition of dewlap

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dew·lap    (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.

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

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